Task

Write a boolean function that tells whether a given integer is prime.



Remember that   1   and all non-positive numbers are not prime.

Use trial division.

Even numbers greater than   2   may be eliminated right away.

A loop from   3   to   √ n    will suffice,   but other loops are allowed.



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   AKS test for primes
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   factors of a Mersenne number
   trial factoring of a Mersenne number
   partition an integer X into N primes
   sequence of primes by Trial Division


public static boolean prime(long a){
   if(a == 2){
      return true;
   }else if(a <= 1 || a % 2 == 0){
      return false;
   }
   long max = (long)Math.sqrt(a);
   for(long n= 3; n <= max; n+= 2){
      if(a % n == 0){ return false; }
   }
   return true;
}