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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
RandomPrime
RandomPrime[{imin, imax}]
gives a pseudorandom prime number in the range 
to 
.
RandomPrime[imax]
gives a pseudorandom prime number in the range 2 to 
.
RandomPrime[range, n]
gives a list of n pseudorandom primes.
Details
- 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[{imin, imax}] chooses primes between
and 
with equal probability. - RandomPrime[imax] is equivalent to RandomPrime[{2, imax}].
- RandomPrime[range, {n1, n2, ...}] gives an
×
×... array of primes.
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