#! ruby i6 = 0 i7 = 0 #max = 50000 max = 10000 def is_prime(n) if n < 1 return false end (n-1).downto(2) { |i| if n % i == 0 return false end } true end max.times { |i| if is_prime i i6 += 1 i7 = i end } puts "# of primes calculated to #{max}: #{i6}" puts "last is: #{i7}"