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Primes
Primes
represents the domain of prime numbers, as in
x
Primes
.
MORE INFORMATION
x
Primes
evaluates only if
x
is a numeric quantity.
Simplify
[
expr
Primes]
can be used to try to determine whether an expression corresponds to a prime number.
The domain of primes is taken to be a subset of the domain of integers.
PrimeQ
[
expr
]
returns
False
unless
expr
explicitly has head
Integer
.
Primes
is output in
TraditionalForm
as
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(3)
The number
is a prime:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Fermat's little theorem:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Find primes satisfying an inequality:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(4)
Applications
(2)
Properties & Relations
(3)
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Element
Simplify
PrimeQ
Prime
Integers
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Primes. Primes evaluates only if x is a numeric quantity. Primes] can be used to try to determine whether an expression corresponds to a prime number. 
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EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Scope 