SOLUTION: tell me the first 100 prime numbers

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Question 94958: tell me the first 100 prime numbers
Found 2 solutions by kiljoy, bucky:
Answer by kiljoy(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors. There cannot be more or less. Therefore 1 is not prime. So we start with 2 (which is the only even number that is prime).
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97
There is an easy trick on finding prime numbers, you may want to research the Sieve of Eratosthenes.

Answer by bucky(2100) About Me  (Show Source):
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First 100 primes in groups of 10:
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
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31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71
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73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113
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127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 169, 173
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179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229
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233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271, 277, 281
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283, 293, 307, 311, 313, 317, 331, 337, 347, 349
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353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409
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419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463
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467, 479, 487, 491, 499, 503, 509, 521, 523, 541
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And as a bonus, the 101 prime is 547