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Prime numbers less than or equal to input value
p = primes(n)
p = primes(n) returns a row vector containing all the prime numbers less than or equal to n. The data type of p is the same as that of n.
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p
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p = primes(25)
p = 1×9 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23
n = uint16(12); p = primes(n)
p = 1×5 uint16 row vector 2 3 5 7 11
Input value, specified as a scalar that is a real integer value.
Example: 10
10
Example: int16(32)
int16(32)
Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64
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double
int8
int16
int32
int64
uint8
uint16
uint32
uint64
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Usage notes and limitations:
The maximum double precision input is 2^32.
2^32
The maximum single precision input is 2^24.
2^24
The input n cannot have type int64 or uint64.
backgroundPool
ThreadPool
This function fully supports thread-based environments. For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions in Thread-Based Environment.
Introduced before R2006a
factor | isprime
factor
isprime
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