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<B>NEXTPRIME</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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<em>nextprime</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) 
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If the argument of <em>nextprime</em> is an integer, the least prime greater 
than that argument is returned. Otherwise, a type error results. 
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nextprime 5001; 

  5003  


nextprime(10^30); 

  1000000000000000000000000000057 


nextprime a; 

  ***** A invalid as integer

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