Program for Goldbach’s Conjecture (Two Primes with given Sum)

Difficulty Level : Hard
Last Updated : 04 Jun, 2019

Goldbach’s conjecture is one of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in number theory of mathematics. Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

Examples:

Input :  n = 44
Output :   3 + 41 (both are primes)

Input :  n = 56
Output :  3 + 53  (both are primes)

Recommended: Please solve it on “PRACTICE” first, before moving on to the solution.

Find the prime numbers using Sieve of Sundaram
Check if entered number is an even number greater than 2 or not, if no return.
If yes, then one by one subtract a prime from N and then check if the difference is also a prime, if yes then express it as a sum.

C++

// C++ program to implement Goldbach's conjecture
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 10000;
  
// Array to store all prime less than and equal to 10^6
vector <int> primes;
  
// Utility function for Sieve of Sundaram
void sieveSundaram()
{
    // In general Sieve of Sundaram, produces primes smaller
    // than (2*x + 2) for a number given number x. Since
    // we want primes smaller than MAX, we reduce MAX to half
    // This array is used to separate numbers of the form
    // i + j + 2*i*j from others where 1 <= i <= j
    bool marked[MAX/2 + 100] = {0};
  
    // Main logic of Sundaram. Mark all numbers which
    // do not generate prime number by doing 2*i+1
    for (int i=1; i<=(sqrt(MAX)-1)/2; i++)
        for (int j=(i*(i+1))<<1; j<=MAX/2; j=j+2*i+1)
            marked[j] = true;
  
    // Since 2 is a prime number
    primes.push_back(2);
  
    // Print other primes. Remaining primes are of the
    // form 2*i + 1 such that marked[i] is false.
    for (int i=1; i<=MAX/2; i++)
        if (marked[i] == false)
            primes.push_back(2*i + 1);
}
  
// Function to perform Goldbach's conjecture
void findPrimes(int n)
{
    // Return if number is not even or less than 3
    if (n<=2 || n%2 != 0)
    {
        cout << "Invalid Input \n";
        return;
    }
  
    // Check only upto half of number
    for (int i=0 ; primes[i] <= n/2; i++)
    {
        // find difference by subtracting current prime from n
        int diff = n - primes[i];
  
        // Search if the difference is also a prime number
        if (binary_search(primes.begin(), primes.end(), diff))
        {
            // Express as a sum of primes
            cout << primes[i] << " + " << diff << " = "
                 << n << endl;
            return;
        }
    }
}
  
// Driver code
int main()
{
    // Finding all prime numbers before limit
    sieveSundaram();
  
    // Express number as a sum of two primes
    findPrimes(4);
    findPrimes(38);
    findPrimes(100);
  
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to implement Goldbach's conjecture
import java.util.*;
  
class GFG
{
      
static int MAX = 10000;
  
// Array to store all prime less 
// than and equal to 10^6
static ArrayList<Integer> primes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
  
// Utility function for Sieve of Sundaram
static void sieveSundaram()
{
    // In general Sieve of Sundaram, produces 
    // primes smaller than (2*x + 2) for 
    // a number given number x. Since
    // we want primes smaller than MAX,
    // we reduce MAX to half This array is 
    // used to separate numbers of the form
    // i + j + 2*i*j from others where 1 <= i <= j
    boolean[] marked = new boolean[MAX / 2 + 100];
  
    // Main logic of Sundaram. Mark all numbers which
    // do not generate prime number by doing 2*i+1
    for (int i = 1; i <= (Math.sqrt(MAX) - 1) / 2; i++)
        for (int j = (i * (i + 1)) << 1; j <= MAX / 2; j = j + 2 * i + 1)
            marked[j] = true;
  
    // Since 2 is a prime number
    primes.add(2);
  
    // Print other primes. Remaining primes are of the
    // form 2*i + 1 such that marked[i] is false.
    for (int i = 1; i <= MAX / 2; i++)
        if (marked[i] == false)
            primes.add(2 * i + 1);
}
  
// Function to perform Goldbach's conjecture
static void findPrimes(int n)
{
    // Return if number is not even or less than 3
    if (n <= 2 || n % 2 != 0)
    {
        System.out.println("Invalid Input ");
        return;
    }
  
    // Check only upto half of number
    for (int i = 0 ; primes.get(i) <= n / 2; i++)
    {
        // find difference by subtracting 
        // current prime from n
        int diff = n - primes.get(i);
  
        // Search if the difference is 
        // also a prime number
        if (primes.contains(diff))
        {
            // Express as a sum of primes
            System.out.println(primes.get(i) + 
                        " + " + diff + " = " + n);
            return;
        }
    }
}
  
// Driver code
public static void main (String[] args) 
{
    // Finding all prime numbers before limit
    sieveSundaram();
  
    // Express number as a sum of two primes
    findPrimes(4);
    findPrimes(38);
    findPrimes(100);
}
}
  
// This code is contributed by mits

Python3

# Python3 program to implement Goldbach's 
# conjecture
import math
MAX = 10000;
  
# Array to store all prime less 
# than and equal to 10^6
primes = [];
  
# Utility function for Sieve of Sundaram
def sieveSundaram():
      
    # In general Sieve of Sundaram, produces 
    # primes smaller than (2*x + 2) for a 
    # number given number x. Since we want
    # primes smaller than MAX, we reduce 
    # MAX to half. This array is used to 
    # separate numbers of the form i + j + 2*i*j 
    # from others where 1 <= i <= j
    marked = [False] * (int(MAX / 2) + 100);
  
    # Main logic of Sundaram. Mark all 
    # numbers which do not generate prime
    # number by doing 2*i+1
    for i in range(1, int((math.sqrt(MAX) - 1) / 2) + 1):
        for j in range((i * (i + 1)) << 1, 
                        int(MAX / 2) + 1, 2 * i + 1):
            marked[j] = True;
  
    # Since 2 is a prime number
    primes.append(2);
  
    # Print other primes. Remaining primes 
    # are of the form 2*i + 1 such that 
    # marked[i] is false.
    for i in range(1, int(MAX / 2) + 1):
        if (marked[i] == False):
            primes.append(2 * i + 1);
  
# Function to perform Goldbach's conjecture
def findPrimes(n):
      
    # Return if number is not even 
    # or less than 3
    if (n <= 2 or n % 2 != 0):
        print("Invalid Input");
        return;
  
    # Check only upto half of number
    i = 0;
    while (primes[i] <= n // 2):
          
        # find difference by subtracting 
        # current prime from n
        diff = n - primes[i];
  
        # Search if the difference is also
        # a prime number
        if diff in primes:
              
            # Express as a sum of primes
            print(primes[i], "+", diff, "=", n);
            return;
        i += 1;
  
# Driver code
  
# Finding all prime numbers before limit
sieveSundaram();
  
# Express number as a sum of two primes
findPrimes(4);
findPrimes(38);
findPrimes(100);
  
# This code is contributed
# by chandan_jnu

C#

// C# program to implement Goldbach's conjecture
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
  
class GFG
{
      
static int MAX = 10000;
  
// Array to store all prime less 
// than and equal to 10^6
static List<int> primes = new List<int>();
  
// Utility function for Sieve of Sundaram
static void sieveSundaram()
{
    // In general Sieve of Sundaram, produces 
    // primes smaller than (2*x + 2) for 
    // a number given number x. Since
    // we want primes smaller than MAX,
    // we reduce MAX to half This array is 
    // used to separate numbers of the form
    // i + j + 2*i*j from others where 1 <= i <= j
    Boolean[] marked = new Boolean[MAX / 2 + 100];
  
    // Main logic of Sundaram. Mark all numbers which
    // do not generate prime number by doing 2*i+1
    for (int i = 1; i <= (Math.Sqrt(MAX) - 1) / 2; i++)
        for (int j = (i * (i + 1)) << 1; j <= MAX / 2; j = j + 2 * i + 1)
            marked[j] = true;
  
    // Since 2 is a prime number
    primes.Add(2);
  
    // Print other primes. Remaining primes are of the
    // form 2*i + 1 such that marked[i] is false.
    for (int i = 1; i <= MAX / 2; i++)
        if (marked[i] == false)
            primes.Add(2 * i + 1);
}
  
// Function to perform Goldbach's conjecture
static void findPrimes(int n)
{
    // Return if number is not even or less than 3
    if (n <= 2 || n % 2 != 0)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Invalid Input ");
        return;
    }
  
    // Check only upto half of number
    for (int i = 0 ; primes[i] <= n / 2; i++)
    {
        // find difference by subtracting 
        // current prime from n
        int diff = n - primes[i];
  
        // Search if the difference is 
        // also a prime number
        if (primes.Contains(diff))
        {
            // Express as a sum of primes
            Console.WriteLine(primes[i] + 
                        " + " + diff + " = " + n);
            return;
        }
    }
}
  
// Driver code
public static void Main (String[] args) 
{
    // Finding all prime numbers before limit
    sieveSundaram();
  
    // Express number as a sum of two primes
    findPrimes(4);
    findPrimes(38);
    findPrimes(100);
}
}
  
/* This code contributed by PrinciRaj1992 */

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to implement Goldbach's 
// conjecture
$MAX = 10000;
  
// Array to store all prime less than
// and equal to 10^6
$primes = array();
  
// Utility function for Sieve of Sundaram
function sieveSundaram()
{
    global $MAX, $primes;
      
    // In general Sieve of Sundaram, produces 
    // primes smaller than (2*x + 2) for a 
    // number given number x. Since we want
    // primes smaller than MAX, we reduce 
    // MAX to half. This array is used to 
    // separate numbers of the form i + j + 2*i*j 
    // from others where 1 <= i <= j
    $marked = array_fill(0, (int)($MAX / 2) + 
                                100, false);
  
    // Main logic of Sundaram. Mark all 
    // numbers which do not generate prime
    // number by doing 2*i+1
    for ($i = 1; $i <= (sqrt($MAX) - 1) / 2; $i++)
        for ($j = ($i * ($i + 1)) << 1; 
             $j <= $MAX / 2; $j = $j + 2 * $i + 1)
            $marked[$j] = true;
  
    // Since 2 is a prime number
    array_push($primes, 2);
  
    // Print other primes. Remaining primes 
    // are of the form 2*i + 1 such that 
    // marked[i] is false.
    for ($i = 1; $i <= $MAX / 2; $i++)
        if ($marked[$i] == false)
            array_push($primes, 2 * $i + 1);
}
  
// Function to perform Goldbach's conjecture
function findPrimes($n)
{
    global $MAX, $primes;
      
    // Return if number is not even 
    // or less than 3
    if ($n <= 2 || $n % 2 != 0)
    {
        print("Invalid Input \n");
        return;
    }
  
    // Check only upto half of number
    for ($i = 0; $primes[$i] <= $n / 2; $i++)
    {
        // find difference by subtracting 
        // current prime from n
        $diff = $n - $primes[$i];
  
        // Search if the difference is also a 
        // prime number
        if (in_array($diff, $primes))
        {
            // Express as a sum of primes
            print($primes[$i] . " + " .
                  $diff . " = " . $n . "\n");
            return;
        }
    }
}
  
// Driver code
  
// Finding all prime numbers before limit
sieveSundaram();
  
// Express number as a sum of two primes
findPrimes(4);
findPrimes(38);
findPrimes(100);
  
// This code is contributed by chandan_jnu
?>

Output:

2 + 2 = 4
7 + 31 = 38
3 + 97 = 100

A Goldbach number is a positive integer that can be expressed as the sum of two odd primes. Since four is the only even number greater than two that requires the even prime 2 in order to be written as the sum of two primes, another form of the statement of Goldbach’s conjecture is that all even integers greater than 4 are Goldbach numbers.

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