Prime Number in Ruby

Published on 02 October 2024 (Updated: 07 May 2026)

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Current Solution

require "prime"

def usage!
  abort("Usage: please input a non-negative integer")
end

number = Integer(ARGV.first, exception: false)

usage! if number.nil? || number.negative?

puts Prime.prime?(number) ? "prime" : "composite"

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