# Finding and Printing prime numbers

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [April 1, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596 "2019-04-01T11:24:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![singh69232](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/singh69232/32/7744_2.png) [@singh69232](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/singh69232)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596/1 "2019-04-01T11:24:28Z")

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What will be syntax for finding prime numbers in Julia ?  
Finding prime numbers between a given range . Count and print them.

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**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596/2 "2019-04-01T11:34:01Z")

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```julia
julia> using Primes

julia> isprime(3)
true

julia> isprime(BigInt(170141183460469231731687303715884105727))
true

```

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**Author:** ![singh69232](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/singh69232/32/7744_2.png) [@singh69232](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/singh69232)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596/3 "2019-04-01T12:55:11Z")

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Find and print prime numbers for a given range this is my question . Sorry !! For not posting vthe question properly.

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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596/4 "2019-04-01T13:22:41Z")

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See the docs of the Primes package.

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-and-printing-prime-numbers/22596/5 "2019-04-01T13:46:11Z")

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The package on GitHub:

> **[GitHub - JuliaMath/Primes.jl: Prime numbers in Julia](https://github.com/JuliaMath/Primes.jl)**
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> Prime numbers in Julia. Contribute to JuliaMath/Primes.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.

The documentation section on generating primes in a range:

> **[Functions · Primes.jl](http://juliamath.github.io/Primes.jl/latest/api/#Generating-prime-numbers-1)**
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> Documentation for Primes.jl.