isPrime {cmna}

Test for Primality

Description

Test the number given for primality.

Usage

isPrime(n)

Arguments

n

n

Details

This function tests n if it is prime through repeated division attempts. If a match is found, by finding a remainder of 0, FALSE is returned.

Value

boolean TRUE if n is prime, FALSE if not

See Also

Other algebra: bilinear(), cubicspline(), division, fibonacci(), horner(), linterp(), nthroot(), polyinterp(), pwiselinterp(), quadratic()

Examples

isPrime(37)
isPrime(89)
isPrime(100)