>>Hi Bruce --
>>>a) hit the size limit
>>
>> You know, I hadn't thought of it, but a table-driven approach could be used to generate prime numbers, indefinitely ... <g>
>
>Now all we need is the solution to prove a prime number :-)

I think there's a large prize awaiting anyone who can prove a number prime without using brute force (perhaps more precisely, to create a formula which will unfailingly generate primes), which, I'm afraid, that algorithm is only capable of.

So, maybe there's a practical benefit to theoretical math after all!


Jay