By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6^th prime is 13.

What is the 10001^st prime number?

+-%echo
echo(Message,Sender)->Sender ! Message.

+-%prime_list
prime_list()->
	case whereis(primeList) of
		undefined->
			Pid=spawn(euler,prime_list,[initialize]),
			register(primeList, Pid),
			Pid;
		Exists->
			Exists
	end.
prime_list(initialize)->
	put(primes,array:from_list([2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19])),
	put(total,8),
	prime_list(idle);
prime_list(idle)->
	Size=get(total),
	receive
		{get,FromZero,Reply} when FromZero < Size ->
			Reply ! {prime,FromZero,array:get(FromZero,get(primes))};
		{get,FromZero,Reply} ->
			echo({get,FromZero,Reply},self()),
			prime_list(gen);
		{all_below,What,Reply} ->
			case array:get(Size-1,get(primes)) < What of 
				true->
					prime_list(gen),
					echo({all_below,What,Reply},self());
				false->
					Reply ! {primes_below,What,prime_list(below,What,0,[])}
			end;
		{is_prime,What,Reply}->
			Skirt=math:sqrt(What),
			Largest=array:get(Size-1,get(primes)),
			case Largest < What of
				true->
					case Largest < Skirt of 
						true->
							prime_list(gen),
							echo({is_prime,What,Reply},self());
						false->
							Reply ! {is_prime,What,prime_list(check_factors,0,What,Skirt)}
					end;
				false->
					Reply ! {is_prime,What,prime_list(binary_search,What,0,Size-1)}
				end
		end,
		prime_list(idle);
prime_list(gen)->
	Size=get(total),
	Start=array:get(Size-1,get(primes))+2,
	End=Start*10+1,
	Sqrt=math:sqrt(End),
	AsList=array:to_list(get(primes)),
	[2|Odds]=AsList,
	RelevantOdds=lists:takewhile(fun(N)->N =< Sqrt end,Odds),
	Newbs=prime_list(gen,Size,Start,End,RelevantOdds,ordsets:from_list(lists:seq(Start,End,2))),
	put(primes,array:from_list(lists:append(AsList,ordsets:to_list(Newbs)))),
	put(total,get(total)+ordsets:size(Newbs)).
prime_list(check_factors,NextIndex,N,Sqrt)->
	NextPrime=array:get(NextIndex,get(primes)),
	case NextPrime > Sqrt of
		true->true;
		false->
			case N rem NextPrime ==0 of
				true->false;
				false->
					prime_list(check_factors,NextIndex+1,N,Sqrt)
			end
		end;
prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,High) when High-Low < 2 ->
	H=array:get(High,get(primes)),
	L=array:get(Low,get(primes)),
	if
		H == What; L == What ->
			true;
		true->false
	end;
prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,High)->
	Mid=Low+((High-Low) div 2),
	Got=array:get(Mid,get(primes)),
	if
		What > Got->prime_list(binary_search,What,Mid+1,High);
		What < Got->prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,Mid-1);
		true->true
	end;

	
prime_list(below,What,Index,SoFar)->
	Next=array:get(Index,get(primes)),
	if
		Next >= What->
			lists:reverse(SoFar);
		true->
			prime_list(below,What,Index+1,[Next|SoFar])
	end.
prime_list(gen,_,_,_,[],Survivors)->Survivors;
prime_list(gen,Total,Lowest,Highest,[MyPrime|RestPrimes],Survivors)->
	prime_list(gen,Total,Lowest,Highest,RestPrimes,
		ordsets:subtract(Survivors,
			ordsets:from_list(
				lists:seq(Lowest-(Lowest rem MyPrime),Highest,MyPrime)))).

p7()->
	PL=prime_list(),
	PL ! {get, 10000, self()},
	receive
		{prime, 10000, Ans}->
			io:format("~w~n",[Ans])
	end.

+-#PrimeList
class PrimeList
  @@primes=[2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19]

  def initialize
    @next=-1
  end

  def last
    return 0 if @next==-1
    PrimeList.get(@next)
  end

  def getNext
    PrimeList.get(@next+=1)
  end

  def [](i)
    PrimeList.get(i)
  end

  def PrimeList.isPrime?(n)
    if(@@primes[-1] >= n)
      return true if @@primes.index n
      return false
    end
    p=PrimeList.new
    sq=Math.sqrt(n)
    while(p.last<=sq)
      return false if n % (p.getNext)==0
    end
    true
  end

  def PrimeList.get(i)
    PrimeList.gen while @@primes.length<=i
    @@primes[i]
  end

  def PrimeList.getPrimeNear(n)
    PrimeList.gen until n<@@primes[-1]
    @@primes[PrimeList.primeIndexNear(n)]
  end  

  private

  def PrimeList.primeIndexNear(n)
    return 0 if n<@@primes[0]
    return [-1] if n>@@primes[-1]
    PrimeList.getIndexNear(@@primes,n)
  end

  def PrimeList.getIndexNear(list,n)
    return 0 if list.length==1
    if(list.length==2)
      avg=(list[0]+list[1])/2.0
      return 1 if n>avg
      return 0
    end
    splitAfter=list.size/2
    return PrimeList.getIndexNear(list[0..splitAfter],n) if n<list[splitAfter]
    return splitAfter+1+PrimeList.getIndexNear(list[(splitAfter+1)..-1],n) if n>list[splitAfter+1]
    avg=(list[splitAfter]+list[splitAfter+1])/2
    return splitAfter+1 if n>avg
    splitAfter
  end

  def PrimeList.gen
    add=@@primes[-1]
    cands=Set.new(1..(5*add)){|i|2*i+add}
    theBegin=add+2
    theEnd=11*add
    highest=Math.sqrt(theEnd).to_i
    upTo=PrimeList.primeIndexNear(highest)
    upTo-=1 if @@primes[upTo]>highest
    @@primes[1..upTo].each do |mult|
      ((theBegin-theBegin%mult)..(theEnd-theEnd%mult + mult)).step(mult){|i|cands.delete i}
    end
    @@primes=@@primes+cands.to_a.sort
  end
end

def p7
  puts PrimeList.get(10000)
end

+-//PrimeList
object PrimeList{
  var myPrimes=Array(2,3,5,7,11,13)
  def get(i: Int)={
    while(i>=myPrimes.length)expand
    myPrimes(i)
  }
  private def expand{
    val base=myPrimes.last+2
    val highest=base+myPrimes.length*10
    val candidates=new Array[Int](1+(highest-base)/2)
    val limit=Math.sqrt(highest)
    val filters=myPrimes.takeWhile(_<=limit).dropWhile(_==2)
    def filterWith(p: Int){
      var x=(base.toFloat/p).ceil.toInt*p
      while(x<=highest){
        if(x%2==1)candidates((x-base)/2)=1
        x+=p
      }
    }
    filters.foreach(filterWith)
    var survivors=List[Int]()
    var i=0
    while(i<candidates.length){
      if(candidates(i)==0)survivors=(base+2*i)::survivors
      i+=1
    }
    myPrimes=myPrimes++survivors.reverse
  }
}

def p7{
  println(PrimeList.get(10000))
}