homework 2

// Part 1.
// Implement a function prototype extension that caches function results for
// the same input arguments of a function with one parameter.
//
// For example:
// Make sin(1) have the result of Math.sin(1), but use a cached value
// for future calls.
//
// Part 2.
// Use this new function to refactor the code example.
// Some good test numbers: 524287, 9369319, 2147483647 (all primes)

function isPrime( num ) { 
  if ( isPrime.cache[ num ] != null ) 
    return isPrime.cache[ num ]; 
   
  // everything but 1 can be prime
  var prime = num != 1;
  for ( var i = 2; i < num; i++ ) { 
    if ( num % i == 0 ) { 
      prime = false; 
      break; 
    } 
  } 
  
  isPrime.cache[ num ] = prime;  
  return prime; 
} 
 
isPrime.cache = {};