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Python/findPrimes.py

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+import time
+import threading
+
+start_number = 1
+end_number = 50000
+
+start = time.time()
+
+threads = []
+primes = []
+
+def calculatePrime(candidate_number):
+    found_prime = True
+    for div_number in range(2, candidate_number):
+        if candidate_number % div_number == 0:
+            found_prime = False
+            break
+    if found_prime:
+        primes.append(candidate_number)
+
+for candidate_number in range(start_number, end_number, 1):
+    calculatePrime(candidate_number)
+    #thread = threading.Thread(target=calculatePrime, args=(candidate_number,))
+    #threads.append(thread)
+    #thread.start()
+
+#threads[threads.__len__() - 1].join()
+
+end = round(time.time() - start, 2)
+
+print('Find all primes up to: ' + str(end_number))
+print('Time elasped: ' + str(end) + ' seconds')
+print('Number of primes found ' + str(primes.__len__()))