from addit import timeit, printit, threadit, processit def isprime(number): """ checks if a number is prime by dividing it into every number less than it """ for i in range(2,number): if number % i == 0: return False return True @timeit def findprimesto(primecap): for i in range(0, primecap): isprime(i) @timeit def findxprimes(x): primelist = [] current_num = 2 while len(primelist) < x: if isprime(current_num): primelist.append(current_num) current_num += 1 return primelist findxprimes(1000)