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March 5, 2013 21:54
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A predicate method that determines whether a number is prime. Useful for some of Project Euler's challenges.
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class Integer | |
def prime? | |
if self.even? && self != 2 || | |
self.send(:sum_of_digits_div_by_three?) && self != 3 || | |
self.send(:last_two_digits_div_by_four?) || | |
self.send(:last_digit_div_by_five?) && self != 5 | |
return false | |
else | |
return true | |
end | |
end | |
private | |
def sum_of_digits_div_by_three? | |
sum = 0 | |
self.to_s.split('').each do |digit| | |
sum += digit.to_i | |
end | |
sum % 3 == 0 ? true : false | |
end | |
def last_two_digits_div_by_four? | |
number = '' | |
digits = self.to_s.split('') | |
if digits.length >= 2 | |
number << digits[-2] << digits[-1] | |
number.to_i % 4 == 0 ? true : false | |
else | |
false | |
end | |
end | |
def last_digit_div_by_five? | |
digits = self.to_s.split('') | |
digits[-1].to_i == 0 || digits[-1].to_i == 5 ? true : false | |
end | |
end |
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