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Created August 5, 2015 02:04
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determine whether a number is prime
if (process.argv.length !== 3) {
console.log("Usage:", process.argv[1], "num")
return;
}
var primeNum = parseInt(process.argv[2]);
if (isNaN(primeNum)) {
console.log("is not even a number, let alone prime");
return;
}
for (var i = 2; i < primeNum; ++i) {
if (primeNum % i === 0) {
console.log(primeNum + " is not prime");
return;
}
}
console.log(primeNum + " is prime");
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