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Ruby Integer prime? function with example

Last Updated : 03 Dec, 2020
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The prime? function in Ruby returns a boolean value. It returns true if the number is prime, else it returns false. It requires the 'prime' class to be pre-added. 

Syntax: number.prime? 

Parameter: The function takes the integer which is to be checked for prime or not.

Return Value: The function returns a boolean value which determines if the value is prime or not.


Example 1

Ruby
# Ruby program for prime? function
 
# Pre-defined class
require 'prime'
 
# Initializing the numbers 
num1 = 100
num2 = 17
num3 = 90
num4 = 29
    
# Printing if prime or not 
puts num1.prime?
puts num2.prime?
puts num3.prime?
puts num4.prime?

Output

false
true
false
true


Example 2

Ruby
# Ruby program for prime? function
 
# Pre-defined class
require 'prime'
 
# Initializing the numbers 
num1 = 13
num2 = 19
num3 = 18
num4 = 10
   
# Printing if prime or not 
puts num1.prime?
puts num2.prime?
puts num3.prime?
puts num4.prime?

Output

true
true
false
false


 


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