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Euler 7 - 10001'st Prime Number
'use strict';
const MAX = 10001;
let primes = [];
let n = 2;
while(primes.length < MAX) {
if(isPrime(n)) { primes.push(n); }
if(n === 2) { n++; } else { n += 2; }
}
function isPrime(n) {
let start = 2;
while(start <= Math.sqrt(n)) {
if(n % start++ === 0) return false;
}
return n > 1;
}
console.log('10001\'st prime number =>', primes.pop());
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