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<B>PRIMEP</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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<em>primep</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) or <em>primep</em> &lt;simple\_expression
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If &lt;expression&gt; evaluates to a integer, <em>primep</em> returns 

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if &lt;expression&gt; is a prime number and 
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If &lt;expression&gt; does not have an integer value, a type error occurs. 
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examples: </H3>
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if primep 3 then write &quot;yes&quot; else write &quot;no&quot;; 


  YES 


if primep a then 1; 

  ***** A invalid as integer

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