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I'm new to Mathematica so my question might be trivial.

How do I generate a $200-bit$ prime with the condition that the 10 most significant bits in its binary representation are equal to some binary string (for example $1001110011$)?

I know that I can use RandomPrime[{2^199, 2^200 - 1}] to generate primes in the required range, but how do I guarantee the previous condition?

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    $\begingroup$ One can use NextPrime. (1) Set your initial bits. (2) Pick a random integer rand between the lowest and highest values that have those initial bits. (3) Take NextPrime[rand]. (4) If it exceeds the max, rinse and repeat. $\endgroup$ – Daniel Lichtblau Jan 24 '18 at 17:59
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You can find the valid range by using BitShiftLeft on the string and its successor:

RandomPrime[{BitShiftLeft[2^^1001110011,     190],
             BitShiftLeft[2^^1001110011 + 1, 190] - 1}]
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  • $\begingroup$ @Shadowfirex - don't ask additional questions in a Comment. Start a new Question. If appropriate to add context, link back to the original question. $\endgroup$ – Bob Hanlon Jan 24 '18 at 19:06
  • $\begingroup$ Alright, moved the comment to a separate question. $\endgroup$ – Shadowfirex Jan 24 '18 at 19:50

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