What Does This Function Do?

1. Please, give your answers in comments – what does the function written below do:

a)      recognizes prime numbers

b)      recognizes prime numbers in interval [100;999]

c)      neither a) nor b) is correct

d)      other variant (please, specify)

2. And the second question is – is this function a correct solution if the task is as follows: `Please, write a function that recognizes all the prime numbers consisting of exactly 3 digits`:

a) yes

b) no

The function (in C++):

bool f(int x) {

 for (int y=2;y<x;y++)

  if (x%y==0) return false;

 return true;

}

P.S. I wish all of you wrote your thoughts in order to make a student of mine understand the essence of the thing!

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I read it here and I found it to be true!

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int getRandomNumber() {

   return 3; // proven to be random – obtained by throwing a dice

}

Not too complicated function, eh?

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All our faith is pinned on Edgars

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P.S. Edgars – that’s my name if you are starting to look for a vocabulary, my dear reader..

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Oh yes, I did! Indeed! It’s my 3rd car already. After BMW and VW, now all my attention will be paid to my new Renault Megane. I am progressing if you look at the years of my cars – 1986, 1991, 1997.. Not bad, I would say, not bad at all. If the tendency continues, I will bye a car of the year 2004 in some 2009, and then a car of the year 2012 in some 2012 or 2013..

It’s a party this night!