Russell Nelson([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.21 14:25:52 +0000:
> Because it's a hash. If your hash isn't prime, you fill your hash
> buckets unevenly. The scary thing is people who know primes off the
> top of their heads. "Hey Nick, do you know a prime that's about five
> hundred?" "Yeah. 521." "Thanks." <--- Real conversation at
> Xoom.com in 1998.
god bless the bsd people ;-) see primes(6)
rohrbach@WM:datasink[~]24% /usr/games/primes 500 600
503
509
521
523
541
547
557
563
569
571
577
587
593
599
cheers,
/k
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