Sum of First N Prime Numbers Calculator

  • Share this:

Code introduction


Calculates the sum of the first n prime numbers


Technology Stack : Built-in functions (is_prime, range, int, **, +=, ==, while, if)

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def sum_n_primes(n):
    def is_prime(num):
        if num < 2:
            return False
        for i in range(2, int(num ** 0.5) + 1):
            if num % i == 0:
                return False
        return True
    
    def sum_of_primes():
        total, count, num = 0, 0, 2
        while count < n:
            if is_prime(num):
                total += num
                count += 1
            num += 1
        return total
    
    return sum_of_primes()