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Print all prime numbers less than or equal to N in C++
In this problem, we are given a number N and we have to print all prime numbers less than or equal to N.
Let’s take an example to understand the topic better −
Input: 10 Output: 2 3 5 7
A prime number is a number that can be divided by only one and the number itself. Example: 2, 3.
A simple approach is to iterate from 2 to N and divide the number by it. If the number is not divisible, then it’s a prime number. Print the number. Do this till the number is equal to N. This approach is not that efficient.
A more effective approach will be checking for prime number by iterating from 2 to √N.
Example
#include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; bool isPrimeNumber(int n){ if (n <= 1) return false; if (n <= 3) return true; if (n % 2 == 0 || n % 3 == 0) return false; for (int i = 5; i * i <= n; i = i + 6) if (n % i == 0 || n % (i + 2) == 0) return false; return true; } void printPrime(int n){ for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) { if (isPrimeNumber(i)) cout<<i<<" "; } } int main(){ int n = 41; cout<<"Prime numbers less than or equal to "<<n<<" are \n"; printPrime(n); }
Output
Prime numbers less than or equal to 41 are
2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41
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