From f9945ad88c3a4dc2b35145f7259a14f2df94a2a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TurinTech Bot <bot@turintech.ai>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:22:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Artemis Changes

---
 src/algorithms/primes.cc | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/algorithms/primes.cc b/src/algorithms/primes.cc
index d4250ab..6622fbe 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/primes.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/primes.cc
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ Primes::IsPrime(int n) {
  *
  *  @param n Upper bound (non-inclusive) of the sum
  *  @return The sum of all prime numbers from 0 to n
- */
+ */ 
 int
 Primes::SumPrimes(int n) {
-  int sum = 0;
+  int sum = 2;  // 2 is the first prime number
+
+  if (n <= 2) return 0;  // No primes below 2
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+  for (int i = 3; i < n; i += 2) {  // Start from 3 and check only odd numbers
     if (IsPrime(i)) {
       sum += i;
     }
@@ -51,4 +53,4 @@ Primes::PrimeFactors(int n) {
     }
   }
   return factors;
-}
+}
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