is.prime: Check for Prime Number

Description Usage Arguments Details Examples

Description

Checks whether n is a prime number.

Usage

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Arguments

n

A non-negative integer

Details

is.prime expects a positive integer and returns an error for n ≤ 0. Works well until 10¹¹. Algorithm is based on http://librestats.com/2011/08/20/prime-testing-function-in-r/

Examples

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is.prime(3) # TRUE
is.prime(2) # FALSE

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