Challenge 2: Check for Prime Number

In this lesson, the user will check if a number is prime or not using recursion.

What is a prime number?

A prime number is a number greater than 1, that has only two divisors: 1 and the number itself. The first few prime numbers are:

2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,.....2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, .....

Composite numbers are numbers that are not prime, that is, have divisors other than zero and itself

4,6,8,9,10,12,14,15,16,18.......4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18.......

The numbers 11 and 00 are neither prime nor composite.

All the numbers are either prime or composite, except for 00 and 11.

Problem Statement

Write a recursive function, named isPrime() that checks if a number is prime or not.

Instructions

  1. The function should take two integers as input.
  2. The function should return boolean - return 11 if true and the number is prime. Should return 00 if false and the number is not prime.
  3. The function should be recursive.

Sample Input: 7

Sample Output: 1

Sample Input: 9

Sample Output: 0

Good luck!

Note: Some test cases will pass by default and you need to pass all for the solution to be considered correct.

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