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// Problem: Given that 2011 is both a prime number and | |
// a sum of 11 consecutive prime numbers, | |
// find the immediate next number that satisfies both conditions. | |
#include <iostream> | |
#include <cstdio> | |
#define MAX_NUMBER 1000000 | |
#define TARGET_NUMBER 2011 | |
using namespace std; | |
int primeTable[MAX_NUMBER]; | |
int primeSequence[MAX_NUMBER]; | |
void genPrimeTable() | |
{ | |
int base = 2, newBase = 2; | |
while (base < MAX_NUMBER) | |
{ | |
for (int i = base + base; i < MAX_NUMBER; i += base) | |
{ | |
primeTable[i] = 1; | |
} | |
newBase = base; | |
for (int i = base + 1; i < MAX_NUMBER; i++) | |
{ | |
if (primeTable[i] == 0) | |
{ | |
newBase = i; | |
break; | |
} | |
} | |
if (base == newBase) | |
break; | |
else | |
base = newBase; | |
} | |
} | |
void genPrimeSequence() | |
{ | |
int pos = 0; | |
for (int i = 2; i < MAX_NUMBER; i++) | |
{ | |
if (primeTable[i] == 0) | |
{ | |
primeSequence[pos++] = i; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
int work() | |
{ | |
// enumerate the running sum of 11 adjacent prime numbers until 2011 is reached | |
int sum = 0, pos = 0; | |
for (pos = 0; pos < 11; pos++) | |
sum += primeSequence[pos]; | |
while (sum < TARGET_NUMBER) | |
{ | |
sum += primeSequence[pos] - primeSequence[pos - 11]; | |
pos++; | |
} | |
// Keep on enumerating until a prime sum is found. | |
sum += primeSequence[pos] - primeSequence[pos - 11]; | |
pos ++; | |
while (primeTable[sum] == 1) | |
{ | |
if (primeSequence[pos] == 0){ | |
break; | |
} | |
sum += primeSequence[pos] - primeSequence[pos - 11]; | |
pos++; | |
} | |
if (primeSequence[pos] == 0) | |
printf("No solution\n"); | |
else | |
printf("The answer is %d\n", sum); | |
} | |
int main() | |
{ | |
genPrimeTable(); | |
genPrimeSequence(); | |
work(); | |
return 0; | |
} |
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