primes
Generate prime numbers in a range
TLDR
Generate primes in range
$ primes [start] [stop]
List primes up to 100$ primes 2 100
List primes from 1000 to 2000$ primes 1000 2000
SYNOPSIS
primes [start] [stop]
DESCRIPTION
primes generates and prints all prime numbers within a specified numeric range. Given a start and stop value, it outputs one prime per line, making it easy to pipe into other commands for counting, filtering, or further processing.
This classic BSD utility is available on macOS natively and on Linux as part of the bsdgames package. It uses an efficient sieve algorithm for fast generation of primes even for large ranges.
PARAMETERS
START
Starting number.STOP
Ending number.
CAVEATS
BSD/macOS utility. Part of bsdgames on Linux.
HISTORY
primes is a classic BSD utility for prime number generation.