if you are to choose a random a 512-bit integer N that is not a multiple of 2, 3, or 5 What is the probability that N is prime? i don't know the algorithm behind this one... i'm trying to work on a project but this is the starting point.. :)
The number of primes less than n=2512 is approximately n/log(n). The number of numbers you are considering is 4/15*n, so the probability you are looking for is 15/(4*log(n)), which is about 1 %.
Probability bounds
You may use the following inequality for the prime pi function:

(Where log is taken in base e)
So:
8.58774*10151 < π(2512) < 8.93096*10151
And as you are only leaving alive 4/15 n numbers (because of killing he multiples of 2, 3 and 5), te probability is bounded by:
8.58774*10151/(4/15 2512) < P < 8.93096*10151/(4/15 2512)
Or:
Which is a nice, pretty tight bound.
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