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--returns true if prime
function isPrime(n)
comp = "Composite"
prime = "Prime"
usage = "Usage: please input a non-negative integer"
local n = tonumber(n)
--catch nil, negative and non int numbers
if not n or n < 0 or (n % 1 ~= 0) then
print(usage)
--catch 0 and 1
elseif n < 2 then
print(comp)
--catch even number above 2
elseif n > 2 and (n % 2 == 0) then
print(comp)
--catch numbers that end in 5 or 0 (multiples of 5)
elseif n>5 and (n % 5 ==0) then
print(comp)
--now check for prime
else
--only do the odds
result = prime
for i = 3, math.sqrt(n), 2 do
--did it divide evenly
if (n % i == 0) then
result = comp
end
end
--can defeat optimus
print(result)
end
end
isPrime(arg[1])
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