[runner03]

Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
		int userNum;
		int remander = 0;
		System.out.print ("Enter a positive integer and find out all the prime numbers leading up to the number you chose: ");
		userNum = keyboard.nextInt();
		
		for(int lcv=2; lcv <= userNum; lcv++){
			  
		for (int lcv2=2;lcv2<=lcv-1;lcv2++){
			//IF STATEMENT
			if ((lcv2>=2)&&(lcv2<lcv)){
				remander=(lcv % lcv2);
			}
		
	
		if (remander !=0){
			System.out.print(lcv2);
		}
		}
			}
		}                                  // i need to calculate all the prime numbers between 2 and whatever the user inputs\

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Thanks,
PsychoCoder

This post has been edited by PsychoCoder: 12 January 2009 - 01:36 PM

[PsychoCoder]

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[mostyfriedman]

check out the sieve of eratosthenes algorithm, its the fastest algorithm to generate prime numbers and its also really simple as well.. i think you might find it in the snippets section, if not then you can google it

[runner03]

PsychoCoder, on 12 Jan, 2009 - 12:37 PM, said:

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PsychoCoder, on 12 Jan, 2009 - 12:37 PM, said:

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I do not get any syntax errors just logic errors.... I have too for loops the first one just a counter from 2 to userInput.. the second for loop is a second counter from 2 to the first counter.. i believe where my problems are, is in the if statement inside of the for loop...i cant figure out what that should be.. and my program is in no way printing the prime numbers

This post has been edited by runner03: 12 January 2009 - 04:59 PM

[BigAnt]

Why do you have nested for loop to print out the prime numbers?

Just have one loop which loops from 2 until the user entered number and call a method to check if that number is prime, if it is print if not don't print.

Or else see: Sieve of Eratosthenes as mentioned above to calculate the prime numbers in your list

[pbl]

for performance reason you can have your loop of lcv2 go to sqrt(lcv) not lcv-1