Check if a number is prime or not

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  1. aadilprabhakar

    aadilprabhakar New Member

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    To check if the number is prime or not.





    Code:
    
    /*
        To check if an integer is prime or not
    */
    
    #include<iostream.h>
    #include<conio.h>
    void main()
    {[INDENT]     int num,i;
    
        clrscr();
    
        cout<< "Please enter the number ";
        cin >> num;
        i =2 ;
    
    
         while(1){[INDENT]        if (num%i==0) {[INDENT]         if(num == i){[INDENT]             cout << "Prime Number";
                break;
    [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT]         } else {[INDENT]cout << "Not Prime";
    break;
    [/INDENT]}
    [/INDENT]} else {[INDENT]         i++;
    [/INDENT]}
    [/INDENT]}
    [/INDENT]}
    
     
  2. shabbir

    shabbir Administrator Staff Member

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    You don't need to loop till i but even i/2 or square root of i is also sufficient.
     
  3. back from retirement

    back from retirement New Member

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    Yes....the actual is the square root of i. You can use the standard function sqrt(); for that purpose.
     
  4. skp819

    skp819 New Member

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    A simple program is here. to chech a number is prime or not.
    Code:
    void main()
    {
        int a,b,i;
        cout<<"\n enter the no: ";
        cin>>a;
        for(i=2;i<=a;i++)
        {
            rem=a%i;
            if(rem==0)
            {
                cout<<"\nNo is not prime: ";    
            }
            else
            {
                cout<<"\nNo is  prime:";
            }
        }
    }
     
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