On 2017-04-25 17:01, Devin Asay via use-livecode wrote:
However, it doesn’t seem to be reliable for very large numbers (> 100 digits) as the fellow wants. My math skills are pretty creaky. Anybody want a crack at this? It’s a fun challenge, plus it can boost LC’s presence on stackoverflow.
You can only represent integers up to around 2^53 without losing precision (as they are represented using IEEE doubles) which means the maximum number you can check for primality using this method is around 9007199254740992.
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