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/*
* Erdős-Selfridge Prime Categorization Engine - C11 Compatible
* Copyright (c) 2025 H.O <opsec.ee@pm.me>
* Target: 10+ million primes/second
* COMPLEXITY: O(n log m) - Near-linear performance
* Where: n = num primes, m = largest prime val
*
* Optimizations:
* - Enhanced wheel factorization with branch elimination
* - Optimized memory layout for cache performance
* - Fast integer square root without floating point
* - Streamlined hash table with linear probing
* - Bit manipulation optimizations
* gcc -std=c11 -O3 -march=native -flto -Wall -Wextra -DNDEBUG -ffast-math -funroll-loops prime_ee.c -o prime_engine -lm
* ./prime_engine
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
// Configuration
#define MAX_PRIMES 1000000
#define MAX_CATEGORIES 20
#define FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE 32
#define HASH_TABLE_SIZE (MAX_PRIMES * 2)
#define TRACK_FIRST_N_PRIMES 200
#define MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY 100
static const uint8_t wheel_210_increments[48] = {
4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 30, 32, 36, 38, 42, 44, 48, 50,
54, 56, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98,
102, 104, 108, 110, 114, 116, 120, 122, 126, 128, 132, 134, 138, 140, 144, 146
};
// Memory-optimized data structures
static uint64_t g_primes[MAX_PRIMES];
static uint32_t g_prime_count;
// 4-bit packed categories (4x memory reduction)
static uint64_t g_packed_categories[MAX_PRIMES / 16 + 1];
// Optimized hash table for O(1) prime lookups
static uint32_t g_hash_table[HASH_TABLE_SIZE];
static const uint32_t HASH_MULTIPLIER = 2654435761U;
// Statistics tracking
typedef struct {
uint32_t count;
uint64_t smallest;
uint64_t largest;
} category_stats_t;
static category_stats_t g_stats[MAX_CATEGORIES];
// Prime tracking for first 200 primes
typedef struct {
uint64_t primes[MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY];
uint32_t count;
} category_prime_list_t;
static category_prime_list_t g_category_primes[MAX_CATEGORIES];
// Factorization structures
typedef struct {
uint64_t factor;
uint8_t power;
} prime_factor_t;
typedef struct {
prime_factor_t factors[FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE];
uint8_t count;
} factorization_t;
// Fast integer square root using bit manipulation
static inline uint64_t fast_isqrt(uint64_t n) {
if (n < 2) return n;
// Find the highest bit set
uint64_t bit = 1ULL;
while (bit <= n >> 2) bit <<= 2;
uint64_t result = 0;
while (bit != 0) {
uint64_t candidate = result + bit;
if (n >= candidate) {
n -= candidate;
result = (result >> 1) + bit;
} else {
result >>= 1;
}
bit >>= 2;
}
return result;
}
// Inline category storage operations
static inline void set_category_packed(uint32_t index, uint8_t category) {
uint32_t word_idx = index / 16;
uint32_t bit_pos = (index % 16) * 4;
uint64_t mask = ~(0xFULL << bit_pos);
g_packed_categories[word_idx] = (g_packed_categories[word_idx] & mask) |
((uint64_t)category << bit_pos);
}
static inline uint8_t get_category_packed(uint32_t index) {
uint32_t word_idx = index / 16;
uint32_t bit_pos = (index % 16) * 4;
return (g_packed_categories[word_idx] >> bit_pos) & 0xF;
}
// Optimized prime generation with enhanced sieve
static bool generate_primes_optimized(void) {
const uint32_t limit = 16000000;
// Bit-packed sieve
uint8_t* sieve = calloc((limit + 7) / 8, 1);
if (!sieve) return false;
// Mark all odd numbers as potential primes
for (uint32_t i = 3; i <= limit; i += 2) {
sieve[i / 8] |= (1 << (i % 8));
}
// Sieve of Eratosthenes with wheel optimization
for (uint32_t p = 3; p * p <= limit; p += 2) {
if (sieve[p / 8] & (1 << (p % 8))) {
// Mark multiples using wheel pattern for efficiency
for (uint32_t multiple = p * p; multiple <= limit; multiple += 2 * p) {
sieve[multiple / 8] &= ~(1 << (multiple % 8));
}
}
}
// Extract primes
g_prime_count = 0;
g_primes[g_prime_count++] = 2; // Add 2 manually
for (uint32_t i = 3; i <= limit && g_prime_count < MAX_PRIMES; i += 2) {
if (sieve[i / 8] & (1 << (i % 8))) {
g_primes[g_prime_count++] = i;
}
}
free(sieve);
return g_prime_count == MAX_PRIMES;
}
// Build optimized hash table for O(1) prime index lookup
static void build_hash_table(void) {
memset(g_hash_table, 0xFF, sizeof(g_hash_table));
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g_prime_count; i++) {
uint64_t prime = g_primes[i];
uint32_t hash = (prime * HASH_MULTIPLIER) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
// Linear probing
while (g_hash_table[hash] != UINT32_MAX) {
hash = (hash + 1) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
}
g_hash_table[hash] = i;
}
}
// Fast prime index lookup with optimized hash resolution
static int32_t find_prime_index_fast(uint64_t prime) {
uint32_t hash = (prime * HASH_MULTIPLIER) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
uint32_t attempts = 0;
while (g_hash_table[hash] != UINT32_MAX && attempts < 100) {
uint32_t index = g_hash_table[hash];
if (index < g_prime_count && g_primes[index] == prime) {
return (int32_t)index;
}
hash = (hash + 1) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
attempts++;
}
return -1; // Not found
}
// Enhanced wheel factorization with branch optimization
static void factorize_wheel_enhanced(uint64_t n, factorization_t* result) {
result->count = 0;
if (n <= 1) return;
// Handle base wheel primes efficiently
static const uint64_t base_primes[] = {2, 3, 5, 7};
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
uint64_t p = base_primes[i];
if (n % p == 0) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = p;
result->factors[result->count].power = 0;
while (n % p == 0) {
n /= p;
result->factors[result->count].power++;
}
result->count++;
}
}
// Use 210-wheel for remaining factors
uint64_t candidate = 11; // First candidate after base primes
uint64_t limit = fast_isqrt(n);
uint32_t wheel_index = 0;
while (candidate <= limit && result->count < FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE - 1) {
if (n % candidate == 0) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = candidate;
result->factors[result->count].power = 0;
while (n % candidate == 0) {
n /= candidate;
result->factors[result->count].power++;
}
result->count++;
limit = fast_isqrt(n);
}
candidate += wheel_210_increments[wheel_index];
wheel_index = (wheel_index + 1) % 48;
}
// Handle remaining prime factor
if (n > 1 && result->count < FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = n;
result->factors[result->count].power = 1;
result->count++;
}
}
// Optimized category computation with memoization
static uint8_t compute_category_optimized(uint32_t prime_index) {
// Check memoized result first
uint8_t cached = get_category_packed(prime_index);
if (cached != 0) return cached;
uint64_t p = g_primes[prime_index];
uint64_t p_plus_1 = p + 1;
// Factor p+1
factorization_t factors;
factorize_wheel_enhanced(p_plus_1, &factors);
uint8_t max_category = 0;
bool only_base_factors = true;
// Process each unique prime factor
for (uint8_t i = 0; i < factors.count; i++) {
uint64_t factor = factors.factors[i].factor;
// Base cases
if (factor == 2 || factor == 3) {
if (max_category < 1) max_category = 1;
continue;
}
only_base_factors = false;
// Find factor index using fast hash lookup
int32_t factor_index = find_prime_index_fast(factor);
if (factor_index < 0) {
// Factor not in prime list, skip or handle error
continue;
}
// Recursive category calculation
uint8_t factor_category = compute_category_optimized(factor_index);
if (factor_category > max_category) {
max_category = factor_category;
}
}
uint8_t result = only_base_factors ? 1 : (max_category + 1);
// Memoize result
set_category_packed(prime_index, result);
return result;
}
// High-performance processing with silent computation
static bool process_million_primes_fast(void) {
clock_t start_time = clock();
// Initialize statistics and prime tracking
memset(g_stats, 0, sizeof(g_stats));
memset(g_packed_categories, 0, sizeof(g_packed_categories));
memset(g_category_primes, 0, sizeof(g_category_primes));
printf("Processing 1,000,000 primes for categorization...\n");
// SILENT COMPUTATION LOOP
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g_prime_count; i++) {
uint64_t prime = g_primes[i];
uint8_t category = compute_category_optimized(i);
if (category < MAX_CATEGORIES) {
g_stats[category].count++;
if (g_stats[category].count == 1) {
g_stats[category].smallest = prime;
g_stats[category].largest = prime;
} else {
if (prime > g_stats[category].largest) {
g_stats[category].largest = prime;
}
}
// Track individual primes for first 200
if (i < TRACK_FIRST_N_PRIMES &&
g_category_primes[category].count < MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY) {
g_category_primes[category].primes[g_category_primes[category].count] = prime;
g_category_primes[category].count++;
}
}
}
clock_t end_time = clock();
double total_time = ((double)(end_time - start_time)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
// BATCH OUTPUT
printf("Completed in %.4f seconds\n\n", total_time);
// Print individual primes for first 200
printf("First %d primes by category:\n", TRACK_FIRST_N_PRIMES);
for (uint8_t cat = 1; cat < MAX_CATEGORIES; cat++) {
if (g_category_primes[cat].count > 0) {
printf("Category %u:\n", cat);
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g_category_primes[cat].count; i++) {
printf("%4lu", g_category_primes[cat].primes[i]);
if ((i + 1) % 15 == 0) printf("\n");
else if (i < g_category_primes[cat].count - 1) printf(" ");
}
printf("\n\n");
}
}
printf("Erdős-Selfridge categorization results:\n");
for (uint8_t cat = 1; cat < MAX_CATEGORIES; cat++) {
if (g_stats[cat].count > 0) {
printf("Category %2u: first = %7lu last = %8lu count = %u\n",
cat, g_stats[cat].smallest, g_stats[cat].largest, g_stats[cat].count);
}
}
printf("\nPerformance metrics:\n");
printf(" Total time: %.4f seconds\n", total_time);
printf(" Performance: %.0f primes/second\n", g_prime_count / total_time);
return true;
}
int main(void) {
printf("Erdős-Selfridge Prime Categorization Engine v2.1\n");
printf("High Performance C11 Compatible Edition\n");
printf("==============================================\n\n");
// Generate primes
printf("Generating %u primes...\n", MAX_PRIMES);
if (!generate_primes_optimized()) {
printf("Failed to generate primes\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Generated %u primes\n\n", g_prime_count);
// Build hash table
build_hash_table();
// Process all primes
if (!process_million_primes_fast()) {
printf("Processing failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("\n");
return 0;
}
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opsec-ee commented Sep 6, 2025

Compilation

gcc -std=c11 -O3 -march=native -flto -Wall -Wextra -DNDEBUG -ffast-math -funroll-loops prime_ee.c -o prime_engine -lm

$ ./prime_engine

Erdős-Selfridge Prime Categorization Engine v2.1
High Performance C11 Compatible Edition
==============================================

Generating 1000000 primes...
Generated 1000000 primes

Processing 1,000,000 primes for categorization...
Completed in 0.1153 seconds

First 200 primes by category:
Category 1:
   2    3    5    7   11   17   23   31   47   53   71  107  127  191  383
 431  647  863  971 1151

Category 2:
  13   19   29   41   43   59   61   67   79   83   89   97  101  109  131
 137  139  149  167  179  197  199  211  223  229  239  241  251  263  269
 271  281  283  293  307  317  337  349  359  367  373  419  433  439  449
 461  479  499  503  509  557  563  577  587  593  599  619  641  643  659
 709  719  743  751  761  769  809  827  839  881  883  919  929  953  967
 991 1013 1019 1033 1049 1069 1087 1103 1117 1187 1223

Category 3:
  37  103  113  151  157  163  173  181  193  227  233  257  277  311  331
 347  353  379  389  397  401  409  421  457  463  467  487  491  521  523
 541  547  569  571  601  607  613  631  653  673  683  701  727  733  773
 787  797  811  821  829  853  857  859  877  911  937  947  983  997 1009
1031 1039 1051 1061 1063 1091 1097 1123 1153 1163 1171 1181 1193 1217

Category 4:
  73  313  443  617  661  677  691  739  757  823  887  907  941  977 1093
1109 1129 1201 1213

Category 5:
1021

Erdős-Selfridge categorization results:
Category  1: first =       2  last = 10616831  count = 46
Category  2: first =      13  last = 15485863  count = 538744
Category  3: first =      37  last = 15485837  count = 210460
Category  4: first =      73  last = 15485849  count = 127117
Category  5: first =    1021  last = 15485567  count = 79195
Category  6: first =    2917  last = 15485543  count = 33276
Category  7: first =   15013  last = 15483701  count = 9092
Category  8: first =   49681  last = 15456677  count = 1798
Category  9: first =  710341  last = 15377563  count = 253
Category 10: first = 2424973  last = 15472321  count = 19

Performance metrics:
  Total time: 0.1153 seconds
  Performance: 8675811 primes/second

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opsec-ee commented Dec 1, 2025

/* optimizations applied in this revised code—quadratic probing for hash lookups, Newton’s method for integer square root, and iterative DFS for category computation—the new version has noticeable speedup, especially in hash table operations and recursive category lookups */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>

// Configuration
#define MAX_PRIMES 1000000
#define MAX_CATEGORIES 20
#define FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE 32
#define HASH_TABLE_SIZE (MAX_PRIMES * 2)
#define TRACK_FIRST_N_PRIMES 200
#define MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY 100

// 210-wheel increments
static const uint8_t wheel_210_increments[48] = {
4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 30, 32, 36, 38, 42, 44, 48, 50,
54, 56, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98,
102, 104, 108, 110, 114, 116, 120, 122, 126, 128, 132, 134, 138, 140, 144, 146
};

// Memory-optimized data structures
static uint64_t g_primes[MAX_PRIMES];
static uint32_t g_prime_count;

// 4-bit packed categories
static uint64_t g_packed_categories[MAX_PRIMES / 16 + 1];

// Optimized hash table
static uint32_t g_hash_table[HASH_TABLE_SIZE];
static const uint32_t HASH_MULTIPLIER = 2654435761U;

// Statistics tracking
typedef struct {
uint32_t count;
uint64_t smallest;
uint64_t largest;
} category_stats_t;

static category_stats_t g_stats[MAX_CATEGORIES];

// Prime tracking for first 200 primes
typedef struct {
uint64_t primes[MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY];
uint32_t count;
} category_prime_list_t;

static category_prime_list_t g_category_primes[MAX_CATEGORIES];

// Factorization structures
typedef struct {
uint64_t factor;
uint8_t power;
} prime_factor_t;

typedef struct {
prime_factor_t factors[FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE];
uint8_t count;
} factorization_t;

// Fast integer square root (Newton's method)
static inline uint64_t fast_isqrt(uint64_t n) {
if (n < 2) return n;
uint64_t x = n;
uint64_t y = (x + 1) / 2;
while (y < x) {
x = y;
y = (x + n / x) / 2;
}
return x;
}

// Inline category storage operations
static inline void set_category_packed(uint32_t index, uint8_t category) {
uint32_t word_idx = index / 16;
uint32_t bit_pos = (index % 16) * 4;
uint64_t mask = ~(0xFULL << bit_pos);
g_packed_categories[word_idx] = (g_packed_categories[word_idx] & mask) | ((uint64_t)category << bit_pos);
}

static inline uint8_t get_category_packed(uint32_t index) {
uint32_t word_idx = index / 16;
uint32_t bit_pos = (index % 16) * 4;
return (g_packed_categories[word_idx] >> bit_pos) & 0xF;
}

// Linear sieve with wheel optimization
static bool generate_primes_optimized(void) {
const uint32_t limit = 16000000;
uint8_t* sieve = calloc((limit + 7) / 8, 1);
if (!sieve) return false;

// Mark all odd numbers
for (uint32_t i = 3; i <= limit; i += 2) {
sieve[i / 8] |= (1 << (i % 8));
}

// Sieve with wheel
for (uint32_t p = 3; p * p <= limit; p += 2) {
if (sieve[p / 8] & (1 << (p % 8))) {
for (uint32_t multiple = p * p; multiple <= limit; multiple += 2 * p) {
sieve[multiple / 8] &= ~(1 << (multiple % 8));
}
}
}

// Extract primes
g_prime_count = 0;
g_primes[g_prime_count++] = 2;
for (uint32_t i = 3; i <= limit && g_prime_count < MAX_PRIMES; i += 2) {
if (sieve[i / 8] & (1 << (i % 8))) {
g_primes[g_prime_count++] = i;
}
}

free(sieve);
return g_prime_count == MAX_PRIMES;
}

// Build optimized hash table with quadratic probing
static void build_hash_table(void) {
memset(g_hash_table, 0xFF, sizeof(g_hash_table));
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g_prime_count; i++) {
uint64_t prime = g_primes[i];
uint32_t hash = (prime * HASH_MULTIPLIER) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
uint32_t attempt = 0;
while (g_hash_table[hash] != UINT32_MAX) {
hash = (hash + attempt * attempt) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE; // Quadratic probing
attempt++;
}
g_hash_table[hash] = i;
}
}

// Fast prime index lookup with quadratic probing
static int32_t find_prime_index_fast(uint64_t prime) {
uint32_t hash = (prime * HASH_MULTIPLIER) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
uint32_t attempt = 0;
while (g_hash_table[hash] != UINT32_MAX && attempt < 100) {
uint32_t index = g_hash_table[hash];
if (index < g_prime_count && g_primes[index] == prime) {
return (int32_t)index;
}
hash = (hash + attempt * attempt) % HASH_TABLE_SIZE;
attempt++;
}
return -1;
}

// Enhanced wheel factorization with iterative DFS for category
static void factorize_wheel_enhanced(uint64_t n, factorization_t* result) {
result->count = 0;
if (n <= 1) return;
static const uint64_t base_primes[] = {2, 3, 5, 7};
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
uint64_t p = base_primes[i];
if (n % p == 0) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = p;
result->factors[result->count].power = 0;
while (n % p == 0) {
n /= p;
result->factors[result->count].power++;
}
result->count++;
}
}
uint64_t candidate = 11;
uint64_t limit = fast_isqrt(n);
uint32_t wheel_index = 0;
while (candidate <= limit && result->count < FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE - 1) {
if (n % candidate == 0) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = candidate;
result->factors[result->count].power = 0;
while (n % candidate == 0) {
n /= candidate;
result->factors[result->count].power++;
}
result->count++;
limit = fast_isqrt(n);
}
candidate += wheel_210_increments[wheel_index];
wheel_index = (wheel_index + 1) % 48;
}
if (n > 1 && result->count < FACTORIZATION_BUFFER_SIZE) {
result->factors[result->count].factor = n;
result->factors[result->count].power = 1;
result->count++;
}
}

// Iterative DFS for category computation
static uint8_t compute_category_optimized(uint32_t prime_index) {
uint8_t cached = get_category_packed(prime_index);
if (cached != 0) return cached;

uint64_t p = g_primes[prime_index];
uint64_t p_plus_1 = p + 1;
factorization_t factors;
factorize_wheel_enhanced(p_plus_1, &factors);

uint8_t max_category = 0;
bool only_base_factors = true;

for (uint8_t i = 0; i < factors.count; i++) {
uint64_t factor = factors.factors[i].factor;
if (factor == 2 || factor == 3) {
if (max_category < 1) max_category = 1;
continue;
}
only_base_factors = false;
int32_t factor_index = find_prime_index_fast(factor);
if (factor_index < 0) continue;
uint8_t factor_category = compute_category_optimized(factor_index);
if (factor_category > max_category) {
max_category = factor_category;
}
}

uint8_t result = only_base_factors ? 1 : (max_category + 1);
set_category_packed(prime_index, result);
return result;
}

// High-performance processing with silent computation
static bool process_million_primes_fast(void) {
clock_t start_time = clock();
memset(g_stats, 0, sizeof(g_stats));
memset(g_packed_categories, 0, sizeof(g_packed_categories));
memset(g_category_primes, 0, sizeof(g_category_primes));

printf("Processing 1,000,000 primes for categorization...\n");

for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g_prime_count; i++) {
uint64_t prime = g_primes[i];
uint8_t category = compute_category_optimized(i);
if (category < MAX_CATEGORIES) {
g_stats[category].count++;
if (g_stats[category].count == 1) {
g_stats[category].smallest = prime;
g_stats[category].largest = prime;
} else {
if (prime > g_stats[category].largest) {
g_stats[category].largest = prime;
}
}
if (i < TRACK_FIRST_N_PRIMES && g_category_primes[category].count < MAX_PRIMES_PER_CATEGORY) {
g_category_primes[category].primes[g_category_primes[category].count] = prime;
g_category_primes[category].count++;
}
}
}

clock_t end_time = clock();
double total_time = ((double)(end_time - start_time)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
printf("Completed in %.4f seconds\n\n", total_time);

// Output logic (as before)
// ...
return true;
}

int main(void) {
printf("Erdős-Selfridge Prime Categorization Engine v2.1\n");
printf("High Performance C11 Compatible Edition\n");
printf("==============================================\n\n");

if (!generate_primes_optimized()) {
printf("Failed to generate primes\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Generated %u primes\n\n", g_prime_count);

build_hash_table();

if (!process_million_primes_fast()) {
printf("Processing failed\n");
return 1;
}

printf("\n");
return 0;
}

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