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Built-in Mathematica Symbol

RandomPrime

RandomPrime[{i_min, i_max}]
gives a pseudorandom prime number in the range i_min to i_max.

RandomPrime[i_max]
gives a pseudorandom prime number in the range 2 to i_max.

RandomPrime[range, n]
gives a list of

pseudorandom primes.

A random prime is computed by repeatedly generating pseudorandom integers in the specified range until the desired number of primes has been produced.

If no prime exists in the specified range, the input is returned unevaluated with an error message.

RandomPrime[{i_min, i_max}] chooses primes between i_min and i_max with equal probability.

A random prime less than 100:

A random 10-digit prime:

A list of 10 pseudorandom primes less than 100:

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