Today we use Python to identify prime numbers. This is important in cryptography and number theory. While it’s simple to make the function work, it’s hard to make it FAST. We’ll profile the function and look at several ways to improve the speed of our algorithm.
Today we use Python to identify prime numbers. This is important in cryptography and number theory. While it’s simple to make the function work, it’s hard to make it FAST. We’ll profile the function and look at several ways to improve the speed of our algorithm.