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Re:A prime number whose binary representation looks like a g... by qualitytime on Saturday January 20, 2018 @04:23PM (#16195499)
"write a short program that checks if a file is a prime number."

What do you mean? I tried googling but failed.

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Re:A prime number whose binary representation looks like a g... by colejohnson66 on Sunday January 21, 2018 @03:58PM (#16199989)
Hint: Interpret the file’s bits as a single number
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Re:A prime number whose binary representation looks like a g... by qualitytime on Monday January 22, 2018 @04:11AM (#16203005)
Thanks for the clarification.
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Re:A prime number whose binary representation looks like a g... by qualitytime on Sunday January 21, 2018 @07:05AM (#16197772)
Was that a downvote? For asking a question? Jeez.
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