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# Function isPrime
Test whether a value is prime: has no divisors other than itself and one.
The function supports type `number`, `bignumber`.
The function is evaluated element-wise in case of Array or Matrix input.
## Syntax
```js
math.isPrime(x)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Value to be tested
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
boolean | Returns true when `x` is larger than zero. Throws an error in case of an unknown data type.
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
math.isPrime(3) // returns true
math.isPrime(-2) // returns false
math.isPrime(0) // returns false
math.isPrime(-0) // returns false
math.isPrime(0.5) // returns false
math.isPrime('2') // returns true
math.isPrime([2, 17, 100]) // returns [true, true, false]
```
## See also
[isNumeric](isNumeric.md),
[isZero](isZero.md),
[isNegative](isNegative.md),
[isInteger](isInteger.md)