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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   prime decomposition
   AKS test for primes
   factors of an integer
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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


<?php
function prime($a) {
  if (($a % 2 == 0 && $a != 2) || $a < 2)
    return false;
  $limit = sqrt($a);
  for ($i = 2; $i <= $limit; $i++)
    if ($a % $i == 0)
      return false;
  return true;
}
 
foreach (range(1, 100) as $x)
  if (prime($x)) echo "$x\n";
 
?>