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Prime Number Coding

EasyPython

Problem

Within an EVERSANA patient-support workflow, validate whether an integer identifier or generated numeric value is prime. Implement a function that returns whether the given number has exactly two positive divisors: 1 and itself.

Formal Specification

Implement is_prime(n), where n is an integer. Return True if n is prime and False otherwise. Numbers less than 2 are not prime.

Your solution should avoid checking every number up to n. A divisor larger than the square root of n must be paired with a divisor smaller than the square root, so testing through the square root is sufficient.

Constraints

  • -10^12 <= n <= 10^12
  • n is an integer
  • Return either True or False
  • Numbers less than 2 are not prime

Function Signature

def is_prime(n):
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