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Challenge #79: Find the Closest Prime Number

Alekh
9 - Comet
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just a single iterative macro

VanDeSurk
7 - Meteor

Cool Challenge, taught me iterative macros.

EricR
Moderator
Moderator

Takes a little while to run, but it works.

RWvanLeeuwen
11 - Bolide

Het I got the opportunity to build another app 😄

 

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the app takes one integer value between 1 and 10000 and uses two iterative macros (each walking 5000 iterations)the app takes one integer value between 1 and 10000 and uses two iterative macros (each walking 5000 iterations)

stack exchange has this page with a complete and working function (I tested it on three values just to make sure the output is as intended)stack exchange has this page with a complete and working function (I tested it on three values just to make sure the output is as intended)
Eleonora
8 - Asteroid

Here we go.

 

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cgoodman3
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

Did this as per the question by finding the first prime number <= number entered.

 

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iterative macroiterative macroApp interface and outputApp interface and output
Chris
Check out my collaboration with fellow ACE Joshua Burkhow at AlterTricks.com
Zuza
8 - Asteroid
 
fmeo
8 - Asteroid
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T_Willins
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

This made me go back to my college math theory class (although I had to look up the formula online).  Standard macro is only to keep as a nice package - iterative macro inside it does the real work.  I limited it to a maximum test number of 100K as the larger the number the exponentially longer the macro takes to run.  The standard macro also includes a Test tool in case the iterative macro hits the iteration limit before calculating all primes (won't happen the way with limit at 100K).

 

Workflow:

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Macros:

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Iterative MacroIterative Macro

 

Standard MacroStandard Macro

 

RoDO
8 - Asteroid

My solution

 

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