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Prime

Usage

• Prime[n] gives the n prime number.


Notes

• Prime[1] is 2.
• On most computer systems, Prime[n] for n up to can be obtained quite quickly.
• See Section 3.2.5.
• Implementation notes: see Section A.9.4.
• See also: FactorInteger, PrimeQ, PrimePi, Primes.
• Related package: NumberTheory`NumberTheoryFunctions`.
• New in Version 1.
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