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P038.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to check prime number

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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: 2 / 10)

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

int main()
{
    int num, i, endCheckDigit;
    bool isPrime = true;
    printf("Enter the number : ");
    if (scanf("%d", &num) != 1)
    {
        printf("\nOnly a number is allowed, not a character.");
        return 1;
    }
    if (num <= 0)
    {
        printf("\nOnly postive number is allowed.");
        return 1;
    }
    if (num == 1)
    {
        printf("\nInput 1 is not a prime number."
               "\nHas only one positive divisor (itself), not exactly two."
               "\nRule: Prime number should have exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself");
        return 0;
    }
    if (num == 2)
    {
        printf("\nInput 2 is a prime number."
               "\n(Note: 2 is only Even Prime Number)");
        return 0;
    }
    if (num % 2 == 0)
    {
        printf("\nInput %d is not a prime number.", num);
        return 0;
    }
    endCheckDigit = sqrt(num);
    for (i = 3; i <= endCheckDigit; i += 2)
    {
        if (num % i == 0)
        {
            isPrime = false;
            printf("\nInput %d is not prime number.", num);
            return 0;
        }
    }
    if (isPrime)
    {
        printf("\nInput %d is a prime number.", num);
    }
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (P038.c):

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

    int main()
    {
        int num, i, endCheckDigit;
        bool isPrime = true;
        printf("Enter the number : ");
        if (scanf("%d", &num) != 1)
        {
            printf("\nOnly a number is allowed, not a character.");
            return 1;
        }
        if (num <= 0)
        {
            printf("\nOnly postive number is allowed.");
            return 1;
        }
        if (num == 1)
        {
            printf("\nInput 1 is not a prime number."
                   "\nHas only one positive divisor (itself), not exactly two."
                   "\nRule: Prime number should have exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself");
            return 0;
        }
        if (num == 2)
        {
            printf("\nInput 2 is a prime number."
                   "\n(Note: 2 is only Even Prime Number)");
            return 0;
        }
        if (num % 2 == 0)
        {
            printf("\nInput %d is not a prime number.", num);
            return 0;
        }
        endCheckDigit = sqrt(num);
        for (i = 3; i <= endCheckDigit; i += 2)
        {
            if (num % i == 0)
            {
                isPrime = false;
                printf("\nInput %d is not prime number.", num);
                return 0;
            }
        }
        if (isPrime)
        {
            printf("\nInput %d is a prime number.", num);
        }
        return 0;
    }