Prime

Prime[n] gives the n prime number.

Prime[1] is 2.

On most computer systems, Prime[n] for n up to can be obtained quite quickly.

See Section 3.2.4.

Implementation Notes: see Section A.9.4.

See also: FactorInteger, PrimeQ, PrimePi, Primes.

Related package: NumberTheory`NumberTheoryFunctions`.

New in Version 1.

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