nextPrime {numbers} | R Documentation |
Next Prime
Description
Find the next prime above n
.
Usage
nextPrime(n)
Arguments
n |
natural number. |
Details
nextPrime
finds the next prime number greater than n
, while
previousPrime
finds the next prime number below n
.
In general the next prime will occur in the interval [n+1,n+log(n)]
.
In double precision arithmetic integers are represented exactly only up to 2^53 - 1, therefore this is the maximal allowed value.
Value
Integer.
See Also
Examples
p <- nextPrime(1e+6) # 1000003
isPrime(p) # TRUE
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