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Is It Prime?

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Write is_prime(n) that returns True if n is a prime number. Numbers below 2 are not prime. Only test divisors up to the square root of n.

def is_prime(n):
pass
Solution unlocks after your first Check

What Check runs

Your code runs first, then each of these lines. The output must match exactly.

RunsExpected output
is_prime(7)True
is_prime(1)False
is_prime(25)False

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