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| 3 | # Function isPrime
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| 5 | Test whether a value is prime: has no divisors other than itself and one.
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| 6 | The function supports type `number`, `bignumber`.
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| 8 | The function is evaluated element-wise in case of Array or Matrix input.
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| 11 | ## Syntax
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| 13 | ```js
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| 14 | math.isPrime(x)
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| 15 | ```
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| 17 | ### Parameters
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| 19 | Parameter | Type | Description
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| 20 | --------- | ---- | -----------
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| 21 | `x` | number | BigNumber | Array | Matrix | Value to be tested
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| 23 | ### Returns
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| 25 | Type | Description
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| 26 | ---- | -----------
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| 27 | boolean | Returns true when `x` is larger than zero. Throws an error in case of an unknown data type.
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| 30 | ## Examples
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| 32 | ```js
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| 33 | math.isPrime(3) // returns true
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| 34 | math.isPrime(-2) // returns false
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| 35 | math.isPrime(0) // returns false
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| 36 | math.isPrime(-0) // returns false
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| 37 | math.isPrime(0.5) // returns false
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| 38 | math.isPrime('2') // returns true
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| 39 | math.isPrime([2, 17, 100]) // returns [true, true, false]
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| 40 | ```
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| 43 | ## See also
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| 45 | [isNumeric](isNumeric.md),
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| 46 | [isZero](isZero.md),
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| 47 | [isNegative](isNegative.md),
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| 48 | [isInteger](isInteger.md)
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