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pythonlistnumberssetprime-factoring

Converting a bunch of prime numbers into a set


for i in range(2, 100):
  prime = True
  for k in range(2, i):
    if i % k == 0:
      prime = False
      break
  if prime:
      print(i)

the Outcome is:

2
3
5
7
11
13
17
19
23
29
31
37
41
43
47
53
59
61
67
71
73
79
83
89
97

Is it possible for the outcome to be placed in a set or a list?


Solution

  • For set do something like this

    st = set()
    for i in range(2, 100):
      prime = True
      for k in range(2, i):
        if i % k == 0:
          prime = False
          break
      if prime:
          st.add(i)
    
    print(st)
    

    For list do something like this

    lst = list()
    for i in range(2, 100):
      prime = True
      for k in range(2, i):
        if i % k == 0:
          prime = False
          break
      if prime:
          lst.append(i)
    
    print(lst)