Question:
Please implement a function to check whether a number is a prime number or not. A prime number is a number greater than one that can be divided (without leaving any reminder) only by one and the number itself. The function simply has one parameter (an integer) and a boolean input stating whether the input is a prime number.
Answer:
Below is a simple and straightforward solution and runs in a linear time depending on the input.
#@title Basic: Prime numbers
def is_prime(n):
if n <= 1:
return False
for i in range(2,n):
if n % i == 0:
return False
return True
# call the function
print(is_prime(1)) # False
print(is_prime(2)) # True
print(is_prime(4)) # False
print(is_prime(17)) # True
print(is_prime(25)) # False👍 Have fun while coding with Python!
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