BigInteger.IsProbablePrime(Int32) Method

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Definition

Namespace:: Java.Math

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Returns true if this BigInteger is probably prime, false if it's definitely composite.

[Android.Runtime.Register("isProbablePrime", "(I)Z", "GetIsProbablePrime_IHandler")]
public virtual bool IsProbablePrime (int certainty);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("isProbablePrime", "(I)Z", "GetIsProbablePrime_IHandler")>]
abstract member IsProbablePrime : int -> bool
override this.IsProbablePrime : int -> bool

Parameters

certainty: Int32

a measure of the uncertainty that the caller is willing to tolerate: if the call returns true the probability that this BigInteger is prime exceeds (1 - 1/2<sup>certainty</sup>). The execution time of this method is proportional to the value of this parameter.

Returns

Boolean

true if this BigInteger is probably prime, false if it's definitely composite.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Returns true if this BigInteger is probably prime, false if it's definitely composite. If certainty is ≤ 0, true is returned.

Java documentation for java.math.BigInteger.isProbablePrime(.*int).

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