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  1. #include <pthread.h>
  2. #include <iostream>
  3. using namespace std;
  4.  
  5. void* compute_prime (void* args) 
  6. {
  7.   int candidate = 2;
  8.   int n = *((int*)args);
  9.  
  10.   while(1) {
  11.     int factor;
  12.     int is_prime = 1;
  13.     for (factor = 2; factor < candidate; ++factor)
  14.       if(candidate % factor == 0) {
  15.     is_prime = 0;
  16.     break;
  17.       }
  18.     if(is_prime){
  19.       if(--n == 0)
  20.     return (void*)candidate;
  21.     }
  22.     ++candidate;
  23.   }
  24.   return NULL;
  25. }
  26.  
  27. int main()
  28. {
  29.   pthread_t thread;
  30.   int which_prime = 5000;
  31.   int prime;
  32.   pthread_create (&thread, NULL, &compute_prime, &which_prime);
  33.  
  34.   pthread_join(thread, (void**)&prime);
  35.   printf("The %d th prime number is %d.\n", which_prime, prime);
  36. }
Success #stdin #stdout 2.17s 11656KB
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Standard input is empty
stdout 
The 5000 th prime number is 48611.
https://ideone.com/UCHLzi
language:
C++14 (gcc 8.3)
created:
9 years ago
visibility:
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