How do I check if a given number is prime in twig?
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1I'm curious about the use case you want to implement this, nicael. – carlcs Jul 10 '14 at 16:12
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@Christian Well... I'll think :D – nicael Jul 10 '14 at 16:40
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Example using build-in functions (sure, not the best ;-) ).
Supposing that number is our number:
{% set result = 0 %}
{% if number / number|round == 1 %}
{% set result = 1 %}
{% if number > 3 %}
{% for i in 2..number-1 if result == 1 %}
{% if number is divisibleby(i) %}
{% set result = 2 %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
Now, result equals to:
0, ifnumberis not integer1, ifnumberis prime2, ifnumberis composite
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1@Christian I have already read about prime number (what am I missing?). And line 4 is valid. Not sure what is wrong. – nicael Jul 10 '14 at 15:30
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Sorry nicael, I overlooked that you are overwriting the result var if your number is a composite. Only read this:
{% if number / number|round == 1 %}{% set result = 1 %}and immediately the word integer came to mind. – carlcs Jul 10 '14 at 15:47 -
@Christian Yes, it does )) So what? Some simpler check which I don't know about? – nicael Jul 10 '14 at 15:57
I think the question of the use-case is vital here. If you want to check whether a large number is prime or not, you will need a plugin and a lot of math.
If your number is guaranteed not too big, I would use twig's in operator:
{% set primes = [2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19] %}
{% if n > primes|last %}
too big to tell
{% elseif n in primes %}
{{n}} is prime
{% else %}
{{n}} is composite
{% endif %}
Or check for prime factors in a loop:
{% set primes = [2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19] %}
{% if n > (primes|last) * (primes|last) %}
too big to tell
{% else %}
{% set isComposite = false %}
{% for p in primes %}
{% if (not isComposite) and (n is divisibleby (p)) %}
{{n}} is composite (divisible by {{p}})
{% set isComposite = true %}
{# optional break #}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% if not isComposite %}
{{n}} is prime
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
(Twig doesn't have a native break tag, but you can use a plugin)
