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assignment-p-01.c

Problem Statement

Write a C program that includes a user-defined function named isPrime with the signature int isPrime(int num); The function should take an integer as a parameter and return 1 if the number is prime and 0 otherwise.

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Author Amit Dutta amitdutta4255@gmail.com
Date 12 Dec 2025
License MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details)
Difficulty Beginner (index: 3 / 10)

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  • Recursion
  • Iteration

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

int isPrime(int);

int main()
{
    int n;
    printf("Enter the number: ");
    scanf("%d", &n);

    if (isPrime(n))
    {
        printf("\nInput %d is a Prime Number.", n);
    }
    else
    {
        printf("\nInput %d is not a Prime Number.", n);
    }

    return 0;
}

int isPrime(int n)
{
    if (n <= 1)
        return 0;
    if (n == 2)
        return 1;
    if (n % 2 == 0)
        return 0;

    int temp = (int)sqrt(n);
    int i;
    for (i = 3; i <= temp; i += 2)
    {
        if (n % i == 0)
        {
            return 0;
        }
    }
    return 1;
}

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    CODE (assignment-p-01.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>

    int isPrime(int);

    int main()
    {
        int n;
        printf("Enter the number: ");
        scanf("%d", &n);

        if (isPrime(n))
        {
            printf("\nInput %d is a Prime Number.", n);
        }
        else
        {
            printf("\nInput %d is not a Prime Number.", n);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    int isPrime(int n)
    {
        if (n <= 1)
            return 0;
        if (n == 2)
            return 1;
        if (n % 2 == 0)
            return 0;

        int temp = (int)sqrt(n);
        int i;
        for (i = 3; i <= temp; i += 2)
        {
            if (n % i == 0)
            {
                return 0;
            }
        }
        return 1;
    }