Python code and Algorithm to check if a number is prime number


Do you want to write an Algorithm to check for prime numbers. This code below is just what you need. Now let’s get started.

Algorithm to check for prime numbers

Step 1: Start

Step 2: Declare variables num, i

Step 3: Initialize variables
i= 2

Step 4: Read num from user.

Step 5: Repeat the steps until i<(num/2)
5.1 If remainder of n/i equals 0
Go to step 6

else Goto step 7

Step 6: display num is not a prime number

Step 7: display num is prime number

Step 8: stop

#Below is the python program… 👇 

PYTHON CODE

print(“To check for prime numbers “)

num= int(input(“Enter a number: “))

if num > 1:

 for i in range(2, num):

  if num%i == 0:

   print(num, ” is not a prime number”)

   print(i, ” times “, num//i, ” is “, num) 

   break

  else:

   print(num, ” is prime number”)

else:

print(num, ” is not prime “)

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