Prime Number Checker
Determine whether a safe integer is prime or composite and display a concrete factor whenever the entered number is composite.
Check whether an integer is prime
How this tool works
A prime number is an integer of at least two with exactly two positive divisors: one and itself. The checker tests candidate divisors only up to the square root and reports an actual factor when it finds a composite input.
If an integer n has a non-trivial factor, at least one factor is no greater than √n. Testing divisibility through that bound therefore establishes primality for the supported range.
How to use it
- Enter a safe integer of two or greater.
- Review whether the result is prime or composite.
- For composite results, multiply the reported factor pair to verify the classification.
Worked examples
Prime example
- Input
- 97
- Output
- 97 is prime
Testing possible divisors only through the square root finds no exact divisor, which is sufficient to classify 97 as a prime integer.
Composite example
- Input
- 91
- Output
- 91 is composite
Seven divides 91 without a remainder, producing thirteen as the paired factor and proving that the number is not prime.
Limitations
- The implementation is intended for ordinary safe integers, not cryptographic primes.
- Values below two are neither prime nor accepted by this checker.