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Find the prime integer closest to a number

Contributed by: Wolfram|Alpha Math Team

ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][n]

returns the prime number closest to n.

Details and Options

If the two primes nearest to n are equally distant, ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][n] returns the lower of the two.

Examples

Basic Examples (2) 

Find the closest prime to 100:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][100]
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Find the closest prime to 15:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][15]
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Properties and Relations (3) 

The input to ClosestPrime need not be an integer:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][34.81]
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Symbolically specified numbers may also be used:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][8 Pi]
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Negative numbers are not considered to be prime. Inputting a negative number will always return 2:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][-10]
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ClosestPrime is similar but not identical to NextPrime. ClosestPrime[n] returns the prime number to closest to n, considering numbers less than, equal to, or greater than n. NextPrime[n] returns the closest prime number to n, considering only numbers greater than n:

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ResourceFunction["ClosestPrime"][14]
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NextPrime[14]
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Publisher

Wolfram|Alpha Math Team

Version History

  • 2.0.0 – 23 March 2023
  • 1.1.0 – 12 May 2021
  • 1.0.0 – 10 April 2020

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