Problem 7

By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6th prime is 13.

What is the 10001st prime number?

Solution

— By listing the first six prime numbers:

— 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that

— the 6th prime is 13.

 

— What is the 10001st prime number?

 

SELECT number FROM

       (SELECT row_number() OVER (ORDER BY number) as primeindex, number

              FROM Number

              WHERE isprime = 1) Primes

WHERE Primes.primeindex = 10001

Discussion

On the surface this solution might seem pretty ‘meh’, but I’m a big fan.  It’s obviously going to be my fastest solution because it’s a simple look up – very common in real life scenarios.  I also got to use row_number() and a subquery as a data source which always delight me.

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