> I am trying to write a program that will figure out if a number is prime
> or not. Currently this is the code that I have:
[code cut]
Hi Andrade1,
As in your other previous homework programs, you seem to have some trouble
with control flow. Have you considered talking with your professor or
teaching assistant about this?
> import math
>
> def main():
> number=input("Please enter a positive whole number greater than 2: ")
> for value in range(2, number-math.sqrt):
> if number % value == 0:
> print number, "is not prime"
> exit
> print number, "is prime"
>
> main()
>
> my problem is that the output prints both statements whether the number
> is prime or not.
The block of code:
######
for value in range(2, number-math.sqrt):
if number % value == 0:
print number, "is not prime"
exit
######
has two issues.
1. What is 'exit'?
2. What is 'number - math.sqrt'?
Instead of 'exit', you may be looking for the 'return' statement instead.
Good luck to you.
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