Determine if the numbers between 2 and 9 are prime numbers
/* Determine if the numbers between 2 and 9 are prime numbers */
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int c, number, i=0;
printf(\"Enter a number between 2 and 9 \ \");
scanf(\"%d\", &number);
for ( c = 2; c <= number; c++);
{
if(c % i == 0)
number = number + 1;
}
switch(number)
{
case 2:
case 3:
case 5:
case 7:
printf(\"You entered a prime number \ \");
break;
case 4:
case 6:
case 8:
printf(\"You entered a composite number \ \");
break;
default:
printf(\"Invalid value entered.\ \");
}
return 0;
}
This is the program i wrote for my C problem, I think I\'m having difficulty determining if the number is prime. I don\'t know where I went wrong. It has to be a switch statement.
Solution
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int c, number, i=0;
printf(\"Enter a number between 2 and 9 : \ \");
scanf(\"%d\", &number);
for(c=2;c<=number/2;c++){
if(number%i==0){
i = i + 1;
}
}
switch(number)
{
case 2:
case 3:
case 5:
case 7:
printf(\"You entered a prime number \ \");
break;
case 4:
case 6:
case 8:
printf(\"You entered a composite number \ \");
break;
default:
printf(\"Invalid value entered.\ \");
}
return 0;
}
Output:
Enter a number between 2 and 9 : 2
You entered a prime number

