Task: Ulam spiral (for primes)
C: #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

typedef uint32_t bitsieve;

unsigned sieve_check(bitsieve *b, const unsigned v)
{
    if ((v != 2 && !(v & 1)) || (v < 2))
        return 0;
    else
        return !(b[v >> 6] & (1 << (v >> 1 & 31)));
}

bitsieve* sieve(const unsigned v)
{
    unsigned i, j;
    bitsieve *b = calloc((v >> 6) + 1, sizeof(uint32_t));

    for (i = 3; i <= sqrt(v); i += 2)
        if (!(b[i >> 6] & (1 << (i >> 1 & 31))))
            for (j = i*i; j < v; j += (i << 1))
                b[j >> 6] |= (1 << (j >> 1 & 31));

    return b;
}

#define max(x,y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))


int ulam_get_map(int x, int y, int n)
{
    x -= (n - 1) / 2;
    y -= n / 2;

    int mx = abs(x), my = abs(y);
    int l = 2 * max(mx, my);
    int d = y >= x ? l * 3 + x + y : l - x - y;

    return pow(l - 1, 2) + d;
}


void output_ulam_spiral(int n, const char glyph)
{
    
    n -= n % 2 == 0 ? 1 : 0;

    const char *spaces = ".................";
    int mwidth = log10(n * n) + 1;

    bitsieve *b = sieve(n * n + 1);
    int x, y;

    for (x = 0; x < n; ++x) {
        for (y = 0; y < n; ++y) {
            int z = ulam_get_map(y, x, n);

            if (glyph == 0) {
                if (sieve_check(b, z))
                    printf("%*d ", mwidth, z);
                else
                    printf("%.*s ", mwidth, spaces);
            }
            else {
                printf("%c", sieve_check(b, z) ? glyph : spaces[0]);
            }
        }
        printf("\n");
    }

    free(b);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    const int n = argc < 2 ? 9 : atoi(argv[1]);

    output_ulam_spiral(n, 0);
    printf("\n");

    output_ulam_spiral(n, '#');
    printf("\n");

    return 0;
}

C++: #include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>

class ulamSpiral {
public:
    void create( unsigned n, unsigned startWith = 1 ) {
        _lst.clear();
        if( !( n & 1 ) ) n++;
        _mx = n;
        unsigned v = n * n;
        _wd = static_cast<unsigned>( log10( static_cast<long double>( v ) ) ) + 1;
        for( unsigned u = 0; u < v; u++ )
            _lst.push_back( -1 );

        arrange( startWith );

    }
    void display( char c ) {
        if( !c ) displayNumbers();
        else displaySymbol( c );
    }

private:
    bool isPrime( unsigned u ) {
        if( u < 4 ) return u > 1;
        if( !( u % 2 ) || !( u % 3 ) ) return false;
 
        unsigned q = static_cast<unsigned>( sqrt( static_cast<long double>( u ) ) ),
                 c = 5;
        while( c <= q ) {
            if( !( u % c ) || !( u % ( c + 2 ) ) ) return false;
            c += 6;
        }
        return true;
    }
    void arrange( unsigned s ) {
        unsigned stp = 1, n = 1, posX = _mx >> 1, 
                 posY = posX, stC = 0;
        int dx = 1, dy = 0;
    
        while( posX < _mx && posY < _mx ) {
            _lst.at( posX + posY * _mx ) =  isPrime( s ) ? s : 0;
            s++;
        
            if( dx ) {
                posX += dx;
                if( ++stC == stp ) {
                    dy = -dx;
                    dx = stC = 0;
                }
            } else {
                posY += dy;
                if( ++stC == stp ) {
                    dx = dy;
                    dy = stC = 0;
                    stp++;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    void displayNumbers() {
        unsigned ct = 0;
        for( std::vector<unsigned>::iterator i = _lst.begin(); i != _lst.end(); i++ ) {
            if( *i ) std::cout << std::setw( _wd ) << *i << " ";
            else std::cout << std::string( _wd, '*' ) << " ";
            if( ++ct >= _mx ) {
                std::cout << "\n";
                ct = 0;
            }
        }
        std::cout << "\n\n";
    }
    void displaySymbol( char c ) {
        unsigned ct = 0;
        for( std::vector<unsigned>::iterator i = _lst.begin(); i != _lst.end(); i++ ) {
            if( *i ) std::cout << c;
            else std::cout << " ";
            if( ++ct >= _mx ) {
                std::cout << "\n";
                ct = 0;
            }
        }
        std::cout << "\n\n";
    }

    std::vector<unsigned> _lst;
    unsigned _mx, _wd;
};

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
    ulamSpiral ulam;
    ulam.create( 9 );
    ulam.display( 0 );
    ulam.create( 35 );
    ulam.display( '#' );
    return 0;
}