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C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <string.h>
typedef struct {
int* digits;
int length;
} Transcendental;
Transcendental e;
void calcDigits(unsigned int numDigits) {
// declare dynamic array to hold digits of e
e.length = numDigits;
e.digits = (int *) malloc(numDigits);
// spigot algorithm
int N = numDigits + 9, a[numDigits+9], x = 0;
for (int n = N - 1; n > 0; --n) {
a[n] = 1;
}
a[1] = 2, a[0] = 0;
while (N > 9) {
int n = N--;
while (--n) {
a[n] = x % n;
x = 10 * a[n-1] + x/n;
}
// populate array with digits
e.digits[(numDigits+8) - N] = x%10;
}
}
bool isPrime(unsigned long n) {
// screen out numbers that can't be prime
if (n != 2 && n != 3 && n % 6 != 1 && n % 6 != 5) {
return false;
}
// check factors up to square root
for (unsigned int i=3; (unsigned long) i * i <= n; i++) {
if (n % i == 0) return false;
}
return true;
}
int main() {
//get first 1000 digits of e
calcDigits(1000);
int pos = 0;
unsigned long currentTen = 2;
while(pos < e.length){
currentTen = (currentTen % 1000000000) * 10 + e.digits[pos];
if(pos >= 9 && isPrime(currentTen)) {
printf("found! %lu\n", currentTen);
free(e.digits);
return 0;
}
pos++;
}
printf("failed to find :(\n");
free(e.digits);
return 1;
}