Programming Example

C Program - Prime Numbers Between Two Integers

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To find all prime numbers between two integers, checkPrimeNumber() function is created. This function checks whether a number is prime or not.

Program Code

#include <stdio.h>

int checkPrimeNumber(int n);
int main()
{
    int n1, n2, i, flag;

    printf("Enter two positive integers: ");
    scanf("%d %d", &n1, &n2);
    printf("Prime numbers between %d and %d are: ", n1, n2);

    for(i=n1+1; i < n2; ++i)
    {
        // i is a prime number, flag will be equal to 1
        flag = checkPrimeNumber(i);

        if(flag == 1)
            printf("%d ",i);
    }
    return 0;
}

// user-defined function to check prime number
int checkPrimeNumber(int n)
{
    int j, flag = 1;

    for(j=2; j <= n/2; ++j)
    {
        if (n%j == 0)
        {
            flag =0;
            break;
        }
    }
    return flag;
}

Output

Enter two positive integers: 12
30
Prime numbers between 12 and 30 are: 13 17 19 23 29

Explanation

If the user enters larger number first, this program will not work as intended. To solve this issue, you need to swap numbers first.

How to learn from this program

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Practice suggestion

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