NUMBER_OF_PRIMES = 50 # Number of primes to display NUMBER_OF_PRIMES_PER_LINE = 10 # Display 10 per line count = 0 # Count the number of prime numbers number = 2 # A number to be tested for primeness print("The first 50 prime numbers are") # Repeatedly find prime numbers while count < NUMBER_OF_PRIMES: # Assume the number is prime isPrime = True #Is the current number prime? # Test if number is prime divisor = 2 while divisor <= number / 2: if number % divisor == 0: # If true, the number is not prime isPrime = False # Set isPrime to false break # Exit the for loop divisor += 1 # Display the prime number and increase the count if isPrime: count += 1 # Increase the count print(format(number, '5d'), end = '') if count % NUMBER_OF_PRIMES_PER_LINE == 0: # Display the number and advance to the new line print() # Jump to the new line # Check if the next number is prime number += 1