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+//Prime Number Program in Java
+
+public class PrimeExample{    
+ public static void main(String args[]){    
+  int i,m=0,flag=0;      
+  int n=3;//it is the number to be checked    
+  m=n/2;      
+  if(n==0||n==1){  
+   System.out.println(n+" is not prime number");      
+  }else{  
+   for(i=2;i<=m;i++){      
+    if(n%i==0){      
+     System.out.println(n+" is not prime number");      
+     flag=1;      
+     break;      
+    }      
+   }      
+   if(flag==0)  { System.out.println(n+" is prime number"); }  
+  }//end of else  
+}    
+}