primes              package:conf.design              R Documentation

_P_r_i_m_e _n_u_m_b_e_r_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Generate a table of prime numbers.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     primes(n)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       n: Positive integer value. 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     Uses an elementary sieve method, not suitable for very large n. 
     This function is no longer used as part of the design library and
     is included for curiosity value only.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     A vector of all prime numbers less than the argument.  1 is not a
     prime.

_S_i_d_e _E_f_f_e_c_t_s:

     None

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     factorize

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

      primes(50)
      # [1]  2  3  5  7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47

