#include bool ispr(unsigned int n) { if ((n & 1) == 0 || n < 2) return n == 2; for (unsigned int j = 3; j * j <= n; j += 2) if (n % j == 0) return false; return true; } int main() { unsigned int c = 0, nc, pc = 9, i, a, b, l, ps[128]{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, nxt[128]; while (true) { nc = 0; for (i = 0; i < pc; i++) { if (ispr(a = ps[i])) printf("%8d%s", a, ++c % 5 == 0 ? "\n" : " "); for (b = a * 10, l = a % 10 + b++; b < l; b++) nxt[nc++] = b; } if (nc > 1) for(i = 0, pc = nc; i < pc; i++) ps[i] = nxt[i]; else break; } printf("\n%d descending primes found", c); }