On 12/02/2012 10:57 PM, Mkkl wrote:
function<- function(p){
i<- 2
r<- 0
while(i< p) {
q<- (p/i)
while(q>=1) {
q=(q-1)
}
if (q==0) {
r=1
} else
i=i+1
}
return(r)
}
This function stays in some kind of loop when I enter 4 as a function value.
It immediately returns 0 when I inter 3 though.
I don't seem te get why it does not give me just a result. Can someone tell
me why it stays in a loop?
Hi Michiel,
Elementary really. You have programmed a Rube Goldberg test for whether
a number is even or odd. If it returns, the number is odd, if it gets
into an infinite loop. Play around with the initial value of i for more fun.
Jim
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