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Finding the prime number. how to improve efficiency of my code

So i am doing Euler problems, and i got to problem asking to find 10001st prime number. i did it like this. From what i can see it has O n^2. Codepen didnt like the time it took and thought it was an infinite loop, had to run on another compiler, my question is there anyway to improve this?
isPrime=(num)=>{
if(num<=1){
return false;
}
for(let i=2;i<num;i++){
if(num%i == 0){
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
findPrime=()=>{
let count=0;
let number = 1;
let prime=0;
while(count != 10001){
let result = isPrime(number);
if(result === true){
count++;
prime = number;
}
number++;
}
return prime;
}

Takes around 1/60 time in node.js and around 1/140 here in Chrome comparing to your original without additional optimisations on my machine, but has a bit more complex setup...
var primes = [2, 3]; // lets start with some basic
function myPrimes(no, mapSize) {
var nonPrimeMap = {};
var pos = 0;
var pos2 = 4;
while (pos < no) {
var s = primes[pos++];
for (var x = s * 2; x < mapSize; x += s) nonPrimeMap[x] = 1;
do {
if (nonPrimeMap[pos2]) pos2++;
else {
primes.push(pos2++);
break;
}
} while (true);
}
}
function runTest() {
var a = new Date();
myPrimes(9999, 110000);
var c = new Date();
console.log(primes[primes.length - 1], c - a); // My test timespans in ms
var b = findPrime();
a = new Date();
console.log(b, a - c); // Your
}
isPrime = (num) => {
if (num <= 1) {
return false;
}
for (let i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i == 0) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
};
findPrime = () => {
let count = 0;
let number = 1;
let prime = 0;
while (count != 10001) {
const result = isPrime(number);
if (result === true) {
count++;
prime = number;
}
number++;
}
return prime;
};
runTest();

if conditional when finding prime number - always returning false

var enteredValue = prompt("enter a number");
enteredValue = enteredValue + 0;
console.log(isPrime(enteredValue));
function isPrime(num) {
for (var i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
}
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? The code is always returning false.

You need to move the return of true out side of the loop, because you need to check all factors before returning true.
var enteredValue = +prompt("enter a number");
console.log(isPrime(enteredValue));
function isPrime(num) {
for (var i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}

Your method should return true outside of your for loop. With your example you are retuening in first iteratin, by entering else block.
This will work:
function isPrime(num) {
for (var i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) {
return false; // return if it's not a prime
}
}
return true; // return only if it's a prime number
}
You can also check other prime solutions in this post.

Find the sum of all the primes below two million using java script

I am trying this code
var sum = 0
for (i = 0; i < 2000000; i++) {
function checkIfPrime() {
for (factor = 2; factor < i; factor++) {
if (i % factor = 0) {
sum = sum;
}
else {
sum += factor;
}
}
}
}
document.write(sum);
I am getting this error:
Invalid left-hand side in assignment

Change if(i % factor = 0) to if( i % factor == 0) and remove the function checkIfPrime() inside the for loop.
var sum = 0
for (i = 0; i < 2000000; i++) {
for (factor = 2; factor < i; factor++) {
if (i % factor == 0) {
sum = sum;
}
else {
sum += factor;
}
}
}
document.write(sum);
The function inside the loop is pointless.

it looks like your code outputs wrong result, for example prime numbers below 6 are 2, 3 and 5, their sum is 10, your code outputs 14 in this case.
Here is another code which outputs sum of primes below max value:
var sieve = [], primes = [], sum = 0, max = 5;
for (var i = 2; i <= max; ++i) {
if (!sieve[i]) {
// i has not been marked -- it is prime
sum += i;
for (var j = i << 1; j <= max; j += i) {
sieve[j] = true;
}
}
}
console.log(sum);
credit to How to find prime numbers between 0 - 100?

function sumPrimes(num) {
var sum = 0;
for (var i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (isPrime(i)) {
sum += i;
console.log(sum);
}
}
return sum;
}
function isPrime(num) {
if (num <= 1) return false;
else if (num <= 3) return true;
else if (num % 2 == 0 || num % 3 == 0) return false;
var i = 5;
while (i * i <= num) {
if (num % i == 0 || num % (i + 2) == 0) return false;
i += 6;
}
return true
}
console.log(sumPrimes(2000000));

Well, I did with 250 otherwise my screen would have frozen. First of you have to single out the prime numbers after placing them inside an empty Array, which I called primeNumbers from 2 to whatever number you want. Then I create a function that would filter the prime numbers and then add them all with a reduce method inside of another variable called sum and return that variable.
var primeNumbers =[];
for(var i = 2; i < 250; i++){
primeNumbers.push(i);
}//for loop
function isPrime(value){
for(var x=2; x< value; x++){
if(value % x===0){
return false;
}
}//for loop
return true;
}//function isPrime to filter
var sum = primeNumbers.filter(isPrime).reduce(function(acc, val) {
return acc + val;
}, 0);
console.log(sum);

when you are using a variable inside the loop you need to declare them. You have two points in this case
i is not declared
factor is not declare
Your if (i % factor = 0) is wrong, as pointed by some people above.
Also, you never call the checkIfPrime() method. I don't why you created them. Also, I improved your checkIfPrime() method. Please call sumOfPrimes() method in the code below and it should work. You can modify it according to your need
function sumOfPrimes()
{
var sum =0;
for (var i = 0; i < 2000000; i++)
{
var temp = Math.sqrt(i);
for (var factor = 2; factor < temp; factor++)
{
if (i % factor === 0)
{
sum += factor;
}
}
}
console.log(sum);
}

Try changing this line if (i % factor = 0) {
to
if (i % factor == 0) {

"Steps in Primes" of Codewars

I got problems when doing "Steps in Primes" of Codewars.
Make function step(g,m,n) which g=step >= 2 , m=begin number >=2,
n=last number>= n. Step(g,m,n) will return the first match [a,b] which
m < a,b is prime < n and a+g=b.
I did right in basic test cases but when i submit , i got infinity loop somewhere. Can anyone give me suggestion?
function isInt(n) {
if(typeof n==='number' && (n%1)===0) {
return true;
}
else return false;
}
function step(g, m, n) {
if(isInt(g) && isInt(m) && isInt(n) &&g >= 2 && m >= 2 && n>=m) {
var p=[];
var ans=[];
for (var temp=m; temp<=n;temp++)
{
var a=0;
for (var chk=2; chk<temp-1;chk++)
if (temp%chk===0) a++;
if (a===0) p.push(temp);
}
for (var a=0;a<p.length-1;a++)
{
for (var b=a+1;b<p.length;b++)
if (p[b]===(p[a]+g)) return [p[a],p[b]];
}
}
return "nil";
}

this code might help you
function gap(g, m, n) {
var prime-numbers = [];
var final = [];
var prime;
for (var i = m; i <= n; i++) {
prime = true;
for (var j = 2; j < i / 2; j++) {
if (i % j === 0) {
prime = false;
}
}
if (prime) {
prime-numbers.push(i);
}
}
prime-numbers.forEach(function(prime, index) {
if (prime + g === prime-numbers[index + 1]) {
final.push(prime, prime-numbers[index + 1]);
}
});
if (final) return final.slice(0,2);
else return null;
}

finding the nth prime javascript

the functions below are supposed to spit out the nth prime number. However, it keeps on spitting out 3. Can somebody please help? Cheers, Anthony
function Prime(num) {
output = true
for (i=2 ; i<num ; i++) {
if (num%i === 0) {
output = false ; break
}
}
return output
}
function PrimeMover(num) {
var count = 0
for (i=2 ; i<10000 ; i++) {
if (Prime(i) === true) {
count = count + 1
}
if (count === num) {
return i
break
}
}
}

You have created loop counter i in global scope.so both PrimeMover and Prime mutates same global i.In every iteration ,PrimeMover assigns i=2.After that Prime assigns i=2.your i variable's value will be changed between 2 and 3.use local loop counter variable var i=0;
function Prime(num) {
output = true
for (var i=2 ; i<num ; i++) { //var i=2
if (num%i === 0) {
output = false ; break
}
}
return output
}
function PrimeMover(num) {
var count = 0
for (var i=2 ; i<10000 ; i++) { //var i=2
if (Prime(i) === true) {
count = count + 1
}
if (count === num) {
return i
break
}
}
}

For minimal code lovers,
function nthprime(n)
{
var prime=[], i=1
while (i++ && prime.length<n) prime.reduce((a,c)=>(i%c)*a,2) && prime.push(i)
return prime.length?prime.pop():-1
}
[-1,0,1,2,3,5,10,100].forEach(n=>console.log(`nthprime(${n})=${nthprime(n)}`))

function main(inp) {
var count = 0;
for (var i = 2; i <= 100000; i++) {
if (isPrime(i)) count = count + 1;
if (count == inp) return i;
}
}
function isPrime(i) {
for (var j = 2; j < i; j++) {
//instead of `j < i` it can be reduced using other conditions
if (i % j == 0) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
main(5) // any number

This might be a bit more optimal
function nthPrime(n) {
var P = 0;
function isPrime(x) {
var isPrime= true;
for (var d = 2; d <= Math.sqrt(x); d++) {
if((x/d) % 1 == 0) {
isPrime = false;
break;
}
}
return isPrime;
}
for (var i = 1; 0 < n; i++) {
if(isPrime(i)) {
P = i; n--;
}
// we can skip the even numbers
if(3 <= i){
i++;
}
}
return P;
}

Try this
var pos=10001;
console.log(primeNumforPos(pos));
function primeNumforPos(pos){
var num=2,curPos=0;
while(curPos<=pos){
if(isPrime(num)){
curPos++;
}
if(curPos==pos){
return num;
}else{
num++;
}
}
}
function isPrime(num){
for(var i=2;i<=Math.sqrt(num);i++){
if(num%i==0){
return false;
}
}
return true;
}

So, I decided to optimise the hell out of the code (cuz why not). It is almost 6 times as fast as that of ppseprus (297ms vs 1773ms in nth_prime(100000)).
let primes = [2, 3];
const nth_prime = (n) => {
if (n <= primes.length) return primes[n - 1]; // handle values which have been cached
let i = 1;
while (1){
const a = 6 * i - 1, b = 6 * i + 1, a_limit = Math.sqrt(a), b_limit = Math.sqrt(b); // the 6n - 1 and 6n + 1 rule for primes
let a_prime = true, b_prime = true;
i++;
// prime check
for (const prime of primes){
if (prime > a_limit) break;
if (a % prime == 0){
a_prime = false;
break;
}
}
if (a_prime){
if (primes.length + 1 == n) return a;
primes.push(a); // cache
}
for (const prime of primes){
if (prime > b_limit) break;
if (b % prime == 0){
b_prime = false;
break;
}
}
if (b_prime){
if (primes.length + 1 == n) return b;
primes.push(b); // cache
}
}
}

const findPrime = num => {
let i, primes = [2, 3], n = 5
const isPrime = n => {
let i = 1, p = primes[i],
limit = Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(n))
while (p <= limit) {
if (n % p === 0) {
return false
}
i += 1
p = primes[i]
}
return true
}
for (i = 2; i <= num; i += 1) {
while (!isPrime(n)) {
n += 2
}
primes.push(n)
n += 2
};
return primes[num - 1]
}
console.time('Time')
let x = findPrime(9999)
console.timeEnd('Time')
console.log(x)