Thread: twin prime numbers problem

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    twin prime numbers problem

    hi all well this my first ever post here and i wanna learn from here as much i can.. i had many chances to learn c but took it for granted this time i really wanna do it.
    still i am a begginer i am not able to develop logics i.e i know things how to do them but i can implement them in C language plz help me....

    from last two days i struggling through a program i dont know how should i solve it

    program is:- two prime no.s are said to be twin if they differ by 2 such as 11 and 13,17-19,etc
    WAP to print all TWO digit twin prime numbers

    I cud just try how to check whether a number is prime or not plz check my code
    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    main()
    {
              int n,i;
              printf("\n please enter the number to check whether a  prime or not);
              scanf("%d",&n);
              for(i=2;i<n;i++)
                    {
                    if(n%i==0)
                    {
                     printf("\n no. is not prime");
                    return;
                     }   
                    else 
                         {
                          if(n==i)
                          printf(" no is prime);
    }}}


    please do tell me how can i make problems solving simpler. do guide me please i am dying to learn c

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    Code:
              for(i=2;i<n;i++)
                    {
                    if(n%i==0)
                    {
                     printf("\n no. is not prime");
                    return;
                     }   
                    else 
                         {
                          if(n==i)   ///////////// Will this ever be true?? 
                          printf(" no is prime);
    Jim

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    rechecking

    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    main()
    {
              int n,i;
              printf("\n please enter to check whether a  prime or not);
              scanf("%d",&n);
              for(i=2;i<n;i++)
                    {
                    if(n%i==0)
                    {
                     printf("\n no. is not prime");
                    break;
                     }   
                    else 
                         {
                          if(n=i)
                          printf(" no is prime);
    }}}
    Last edited by singh751; 10-17-2010 at 09:37 AM. Reason: syntax mistake

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    singh751, it is good that you posted in code bbcode tags, but you really need to format your code properly, e.g.,
    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
        int n, i;
        printf("\n please enter to check whether a  prime or not);
        scanf("%d", &n);
        for (i = 2; i < n; i++)
        {
            if (n % i == 0)
            {
                printf("\n no. is not prime");
                break;
            }   
            else 
            {
                if (n == i)
                    printf(" no is prime);
            }
        }
        return 0;
    }
    I added the return type of the main function.
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    My point in my fist post is:
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main()
    {
       int a, n;
       for(a= 0; a < n;n++)
       {
          if(a == n)
          {
             printf("Hi.");
          }
       }
       return(0);
    }
    Does this print "Hi"?

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    First, read this Sieve of Eratosthenes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Second write a function with this prototype
    int isPrime ( int n );
    It returns 1 if the number is prime, and 0 if it is not prime.

    Before doing the second part of your assignment, make sure this function works by just printing each 2...n as being prime or non-prime
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
    If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    First, read this Sieve of Eratosthenes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Second write a function with this prototype
    int isPrime ( int n );
    It returns 1 if the number is prime, and 0 if it is not prime.

    Before doing the second part of your assignment, make sure this function works by just printing each 2...n as being prime or non-prime
    dear i am just a beginner i have not yet started functions
    but i will try to do this with functions when i am done with basic concepts so please help me

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    Or just try to do the same thing in main() - print each number and whether it is prime or not.

    Divide the problem into steps, and tackle each one in turn.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
    If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.

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