Prime Check

Check whether a given number is prime using a loop.

JavaIntermediate
Java
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    private static boolean isPrime(int n) {
        if (n <= 1) return false;
        if (n == 2) return true;
        if (n % 2 == 0) return false;
        for (int i = 3; i * i <= n; i += 2) {
            if (n % i == 0) return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int n = sc.nextInt();

        if (isPrime(n)) {
            System.out.println(n + " is Prime");
        } else {
            System.out.println(n + " is not Prime");
        }
        sc.close();
    }
}

Output

Enter a number: 29
29 is Prime

We check divisibility up to √n to decide if the number is prime.