[code]ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '5 20'[/code]

ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '5 20'

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Yes, same thing with me except I keep on getting 25/100. Please help!

Your naive algorithm is too slow. Read the below comments for hints.

I still don't get it.

I would recommend leaving this problem for later on, after you've had a chance to work on some more difficult problems.

If you're adamant about trying this (good on you! determination is important), [url=http://wcipeg.com/comments/thread/3581]I wrote a hint comment[/url] a while ago.

I guess your idea to compress the sieve with a set is smart. Unfortunately this won't work for this problem since you're still creating an awfully large amount of integers when you are executing your sieve(enough to cause an MLE). I suggest that you read the hints below and think of a smart way to sieve within the range specified.

It is possible to consider a much smaller set of numbers than the entire 1,000,000,000 range. There's a certain optimization to be made to your sieve that might make this mathematically clear.

N and M are at most 1,000,000,000. Any large test cases around that size will require way too much memory to store and there's no way you'll ever be able to do it like that. This problem is worth 15 points, which is a lot more than the average prime problem. This is due to the fact that this cannot be done using the naive way, and you would have to chance your algorithm a bit.

Try resubmitting. You should be able to see what kind of runtime error it is now.

Couldn't you also use Int64? and why would you need anything that large anyways?

You may want to read the 'help' section.

Can't you have a language specific time limit? E.g. slower langs like Java and anything interpreted could have a different time limit for problems (say 1.5x or something). This would also avoid having to manually redo all the other problems impossible to do in time limit which invariably exist.

No, it would just be far too much trouble. If we increase the time limits by a factor of 1.5 for Java, what should the factor be for Python? PHP? Ruby? Perl?

In my opinion, if you're not using a language that uses almost every machine instruction doing calculations (C, C++, Pascal, assembly) then you're already doing something wrong.

A hint I can give is to try to combine your init() procedure with your main program. Output optimisations are not required in this problem.  

I am sorry I don't get it. I mean, did everyone use Sieve of Eratosthenes or something else. Like How do I integrate init( ) with the program ? 

Yeah, from just a quick glance, every accepted submission makes use of the Sieve of Eratosthenes.

As Daniel said, with the right idea, output optimisation is unnecessary and over-complicates your code.

Here's a hint: If you know all the primes up to some number M, you can determine all the primes up to some number N. How are M and N related? (Yes, your code implies you already know this; you're just not applying it in the best way.)

Thanks to Daniel and jargon.Accepted.

The Sieve of Eratosthenes finds prime numbers. So I'm not sure what you mean by "and then"... all you do is print the prime numbers you find. You do need to implement a [i]variation[/i] on the standard Sieve though, otherwise you'll need a boolean array of size one billion and your program will run out of time anyway. Once you figure out what that variation is, the problem should be easy. If you're stuck, try solving other problems and then coming back to this one later.

Well, can you give me a clue on the variation?
Is it, a), an integer,
b) string,
c) char?
An array as well, right?

I recommend that you try this problem later when you have more coding experience. You should at least try coding the original Sieve, anyway, and see whether you can get Primes (1) accepted.

Can't you use an array of [1..5000000] of boolean for this question instead?

Yes, you should. This is not necessarily the only array you need to use, though.

You can use an array like that, it's just small enough to fit into the memory allowance. However, not just any solution will run in time.