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+Program 6
+
+Write a program to check whether a number is prime or not
+
+Variable description--
+n= holds input value
+
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+n=int(input("enter any number"))
+# n is the number to check whether it is prime or not
+if n>1:
+    # loop from 2 to n/2
+    for i in range(2,int(n/2)):
+
+        if(n%i)==0:
+            #if n is completly divisible by i then it is not a prime number
+            print("n is not prime")
+            break
+    else:
+        print("n is prime")
+else:
+    print("not prime")