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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstring> //memset
+#include <vector>
+//using namespace std;
+
+/** \brief Determines all prime numbers in interval [2, @p max].
+ *
+ *  The sieve of Eratosthenes is used.
+ *
+ *  The implementation originates from <a href="http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576559-fast-prime-generator/">Florian Mayer</a>.
+ *
+ * \param[in]   max end of interval for the prime number search.
+ * \return  vector of prime numbers @f$2,3,5, ..., p<=max @f$.
+ *
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Florian Mayer          (adapted by Gundolf Haase 2018)
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ */
+template <class T>
+std::vector<T> get_primes(T max)
+{
+    std::vector<T> primes;
+    char *sieve;
+    sieve = new char[max / 8 + 1];
+    // Fill sieve with 1
+    memset(sieve, 0xFF, (max / 8 + 1) * sizeof(char));
+    for (T x = 2; x <= max; x++)
+    {
+        if (sieve[x / 8] & (0x01 << (x % 8))) {
+            primes.push_back(x);
+            // Is prime. Mark multiplicates.
+            for (T j = 2 * x; j <= max; j += x)
+            {
+                sieve[j / 8] &= ~(0x01 << (j % 8));
+			}
+        }
+	}
+    delete[] sieve;
+    return primes;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------
+//int main()        // by  Florian Mayer
+//{g++ -O3  -std=c++14 -fopenmp main.cpp && ./a.out
+//    vector<unsigned long> primes;
+//    primes = get_primes(10000000);
+//    // return 0;
+//    // Print out result.
+//    vector<unsigned long>::iterator it;
+//    for(it=primes.begin(); it < primes.end(); it++)
+//        cout << *it << " ";
+//
+//    cout << endl;
+//    return 0;
+//}