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numbers (version 0.5-6)

nextPrime: Next Prime

Description

Find the next prime above n.

Usage

nextPrime(n)

Arguments

n
natural number.

Value

  • Integer.

Details

nextPrime finds the next prime number greater than n, while previousPrime finds the next prime number below n. In general the next prime will occur in the interval [n+1,n+log(n)].

In double precision arithmetic integers are represented exactly only up to 2^53 - 1, therefore this is the maximal allowed value.

See Also

Primes, isPrime

Examples

Run this code
p <- nextPrime(1e+6)  # 1000003
isPrime(p)            # TRUE

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