""" Project Euler Problem 7: https://projecteuler.net/problem=7 10001st prime By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6th prime is 13. What is the 10001st prime number? References: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number """ from math import sqrt def is_prime(num: int) -> bool: """ Determines whether the given number is prime or not >>> is_prime(2) True >>> is_prime(15) False >>> is_prime(29) True >>> is_prime(0) False """ if num == 2: return True elif num % 2 == 0: return False else: sq = int(sqrt(num)) + 1 for i in range(3, sq, 2): if num % i == 0: return False return True def solution(nth: int = 10001) -> int: """ Returns the n-th prime number. >>> solution(6) 13 >>> solution(1) 2 >>> solution(3) 5 >>> solution(20) 71 >>> solution(50) 229 >>> solution(100) 541 """ count = 0 number = 1 while count != nth and number < 3: number += 1 if is_prime(number): count += 1 while count != nth: number += 2 if is_prime(number): count += 1 return number if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"{solution() = }")