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NAME
nextprime - nearest prime greater than specified number
SYNOPSIS
nextprime(n [,err])
TYPES
n real
err integer
return positive integer or err
DESCRIPTION
If n is an integer less than 2^32, nextprime(n) returns the
first prime greater than n.
If n >= 2^32 or n is fractional, nextprime(n, err) returns the value
of err.
Other cases cause a runtime error.
EXAMPLE
> print nextprime(10), nextprime(100), nextprime(1e6)
11 101 1000003
> print nextprime(3/2,-99), nextprime(2^32-1,-99), nextprime(2^32,-99)
-99 4294967311 -99
LIMITS
n <= 2^32
LIBRARY
FULL znprime(ZVALUE z)
SEE ALSO
prevprime