#!/usr/bin/perl # Calculates 20 prime numbers $maxprimes=20; $value=1; $count=0; while($count < $maxprimes) { $value++; $composite=0; OUTER: for ($i=2; $i<$value; $i++) { for ($j=$i; $j<$value; $j++) { if (($j*$i)==$value) { $composite=1; last OUTER; } } } if (! $composite) { $count++; print "$value is prime\n"; } }