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Solution to the problem-
function checkPrime(n){
for (let i=2; i<=n/2; i++){
if(n%i==0){
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
function checkSemiPrime(number) {
let divisors=[];
for (let i = 2; i * i <= number; ++i){
if (number % i == 0) {
divisors.push(i);
if (i != number / i) divisors.push(number / i);
}
}
let isPrime=true;
if(divisors.length){
for (let j = 0; j < divisors.length; ++j){
if(!checkPrime(divisors[j])){
isPrime=false
break;
}
}
}
if(isPrime && divisors.length){
return true;
}
return false;
}
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let counter=0;
for (let i = 4; i < n; ++i){
if(checkSemiPrime(i)){
counter++;
}
}
console.log('count',counter)
return counter;
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
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function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let res=;
let doublon=true;
let z=null;
for (let x=2;x<n;x++) {
if(primenumber(x)){
for (let y=2;y<n;y++) {
if(primenumber(y)) {
z=x*y;
doublon=res.some(a => a==z);
if(doublon==false && z < n) res.push(z);
}
}
}
}
return res.length;
}
function primenumber(x){
if(x < 2) return false;
for (let i = 2; i <= Math.sqrt(x); i++) {
if (x % i == 0) return false;
}
return true;
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
// pArray represents possible prime numbers
const pArray = [];
//Get prime Numers and put in pArray
for (let i=2; i<n; i++) {
//number to be divided by
let isPrime = true;
for (let j=Math.ceil(i/2); j>1; j--) {
if (i === j) {
continue;
} else if (i%j === 0) {
isPrime = false;
break;
}
}
if (isPrime) {
if (!pArray.includes(i)) {
pArray.push(i);
}
}
}
// Calculate and count semiPrimes
let count = 0;
let semiPrimes = [];
for (let x= 4; x<n; x++) {
//y is index of pArray
for (let y = 0; y < pArray.length; y++) {
let semiPrime = false;
if (!semiPrime) {
// z is other index of pArray to multiply by y
for (let z = 0; z<pArray.length; z++) {
if ((pArray[z] * pArray[y] === x) && !semiPrimes.includes(x)) {
semiPrimes.push(x)
count++;
semiPrime = true;
break;
}
}
}
}
}
console.log(count);
return count;
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let primeList = [];
for (let num = 2; num <= n; num++) {
let isPrime = true;
for (let i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) {
isPrime = false;
}
}
if (isPrime === true) {
primeList.push(num);
}
}
let semiPrimeList = [];
for (let j = 0; j < primeList.length; j++) {
for (let k = 0; k < primeList.length; k++) {
let semiPrimes = primeList[j] * primeList[k]
if (semiPrimes < n && !semiPrimeList.includes(semiPrimes)) {
semiPrimeList.push(semiPrimes)
}
}
}
console.log(semiPrimeList)
return semiPrimeList.length;
}
console.log(semiPrimeCount(10));
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
const checkIsPrime = (num => {
for (let i = 2; i < num; i++)
if (num % i === 0) return false
return num > 1
})
const getPrimeNumbers = (number) => {
let list = []
for (let i = 1; i < number; i++) {
if (checkIsPrime(i)) list.push(i)
}
return list
}
const nums = getPrimeNumbers(n)
let result = new Set()
for (let n1 of nums)
for (let n2 of nums) {
const r = n1 * n2
if (r < n)
result.add(r)
}
return result.size
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
const primes = [];
for (var i = 2; i < n/2; i++) {
if (isPrime(i)) {
primes.push(i);
}
}
let count = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < primes.length; i++) {
for (var j = i; j < primes.length; j++) {
if (primes[i] * primes[j] < n) {
count++;
} else {
break;
}
}
}
return count;
}
function isPrime(n) {
for (var i = 2; i <= n/2; i++) {
if (n % i === 0) return false;
}
return true;
}
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
function primeFinder(n) {
let primes = []
for (let i=2; i<= n ; i++){
let count = 0
for (let j=2; j<=i; j++){
if (i%j===0) {
count++
}
}
if (count>1) {
count=0
} else {
primes.push(i)
count=0
}
}
return primes
}
let primes = primeFinder(n)
let semiPrimes = []
primes.forEach((p,ind,a) => {
primes.forEach((e)=>{
if ((p*e<n)&&(!semiPrimes.includes(p*e))) { semiPrimes.push(p*e)}
})
})
return semiPrimes.length;
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let [products,a0,a1,i]=[[],[],[],2]
while(i<n/2){
a1.push(i);
i++;
}
a1.forEach(no=>{
let factors =[];
let j=1;
while(j<=no){
if(no%j===0){factors.push(j)}
j++;
}
if(factors.length===2){a0.push(no);}
})
a0.forEach((pri,ind)=>{
while(ind<a0.length&&pri*a0[ind]<n){
products.push(pri*a0[ind]);
ind++;
}
});
return products.length
}
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let primeNumbers = [2, 3];
let semiPrime = [];
const isPrime = (p) => {
if(p ===2 && p===3) return true;
for(let i = 0; i<primeNumbers.length; i++){
if(p % primeNumbers[i] === 0){
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
const isSemiPrime = (p) => {
for(let i = 0; i<primeNumbers.length; i++){
const rem = p % primeNumbers[i];
const q = p / primeNumbers[i];
if(rem === 0 && primeNumbers.includes(q)){
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
if(n < 4){
return [];
}
for( let num = 4; num < n; num ++){
if(isPrime(num)){
primeNumbers.push(num);
}else if(isSemiPrime(num)){
semiPrime.push(num)
}
}
return semiPrime.length;
}
semiPrimeCount(10);
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
const primes =
const semiPrimes =
for(let i=1; i<=n; i++){
if(isPrime(i)){
primes.push(i)
}
}
return isSemiPrime(primes,n)
}
function isSemiPrime(arr, n){
const semiPrimes =
for(let i=1; i<n; i++){
for(let j=0; j < arr.length; j++){
if(i % arr[j] === 0 && i !==arr[j] && isPrime(i / arr[j])){
semiPrimes.push(i)
}
}
}
let uniqueElem = […new Set(semiPrimes)]
return uniqueElem.length
}
function isPrime(num){
if(num === 1){
return false
}
for(let i=2; i<num; i++){
if(num % i === 0){
return false
}
}
return true
}
console.log(semiPrimeCount(10));
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
if (n < 3) return 0;
const primes = [];
const semiPrimes = new Set();
label: for (let i = 2; i < n / 2; i++) {
for (let j = 2; j <= Math.sqrt(i); j++) {
if (i % j === 0) continue label;
}
primes.push(i);
for (let prime of primes) {
const mult = prime * i;
if (mult > n - 1) break;
semiPrimes.add(mult);
}
}
return semiPrimes.size;
}
[codebyte language=javascript]
//javascript practice
const createRangeArray = (n) => {
let rangeArray = [...Array(n).keys()];
return rangeArray; //WORKING FUNCTION TO CREATE A RANGE ARRAY BASED ON INPUT
};
const isItPrime = (num) => {
let isPrime = true;
if (num <= 1) {
isPrime = false;
}; //WORKING FUNCTION TO INDETIFY PRIMES
for (let i = 2; i < num; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) {
isPrime = false;
break;
};
}; return isPrime;
};
const createPrimeArray = (n) => {
let primeArray = [];
for (let i = 0; i <= n; i++) { //WORKING TO CREATE ARRAY OF PRIME NUMBERS
if (isItPrime(i) === true) {
primeArray.push(i);}
} return primeArray;
};
const arrayProducts = (array) => {
let allProducts = [];
for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
for (let j = 0; j < array.length; j++) { //WORKING CORRECTLY TO GIVE
allProducts.push(array[i] * array[j]); //A UNIQUE ARRAY OF NUMBERS FROM
} //PRODUCTS OF THE INTERNAL ITEMS
} allProducts = [...new Set(allProducts)];
return allProducts;
};
const compare = (a, b) => {
let filteredArray = a.filter(element => b.includes(element)); //COMPARING FOR RESULTS
return filteredArray;
};
let results = '';
const semiPrimeCount = (n) => {
let rangeArray = createRangeArray(n); //FIRST I CREATE THE RANGE ARRAY lines: 3-6
let primeArray = createPrimeArray(n); //THEN CREATE A PRIME ARRAY lines: 8-19 + 21-26
let allProducts = arrayProducts(primeArray) //THEN CREATE AN ARRAY OF SEMIPRIMES lines: 29-37
let filteredArray = compare(rangeArray, allProducts); //THEN COMPARE THE RESULTS lines: 39-42
let results = filteredArray.length;
return results;
};
console.log(semiPrimeCount(100));
//Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
[/codebyte]
This is impressive brother. I don’t have a clue how you worked square roots into this but ■■■■. Nice.
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All factors pairs placed on opposites sides of square root (or equal it both). For example, square root of 12 is 3.46(…). You have factors pairs: 1 * 12, 2 * 6, 3 * 4, 4 * 3, 6 * 2, 12 * 1. One of the factor is less than root and another one is more. Always. And after root they change place. So you need check numbers only from two to square root.
APPLAUSE this is true big brain.
function semiPrimeCount(n) {
const primeNumbers = [];
const semiPrimeNumbers = [];
let check = true;
let j = 2;
for (let i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
while (check && j < i) {
if (i % j === 0) {
check = false;
}
j++;
}
if (check) {
primeNumbers.push(i);
primeNumbers.forEach(number => {
const semiPrimeNumber = number * i;
if (semiPrimeNumber < n) {
semiPrimeNumbers.push(semiPrimeNumber);
}
});
}
check = true;
j = 2;
if (primeNumbers[primeNumbers.length -1] * primeNumbers[0] >= n) break;
}
return semiPrimeNumbers.length ? semiPrimeNumbers.length : 0;
}
Not as good as @amrakimmerian code, I need to think a bit to understand the square root border, but I still will post my code 
. Almost the same as searching prime numbers only difference is you have to multiply all pairs of prime numbers and if it is lower than n push to a semi-prime list.
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function semiPrimeCount(n) {
let semiCount = 0;
let primeNums = [];
for (let i = 2; i < n; i++) {
let isPrime = true;
for (let j = 2; j < i; j++) {
if (i % j === 0) {
isPrime = false;
break;
}
}
if (isPrime) {
primeNums.push(i)
}
}
for (let k = 0; k < primeNums.length; k++) {
for (let l = k; l < primeNums.length; l++) {
if (primeNums[k] * primeNums[l] < n ) {
semiCount++;
}
}
}
return semiCount;
}
console.log(semiPrimeCount(10));
// Leave this so we can test your code:
module.exports = semiPrimeCount;
