how to check if number prime in java
public class PrimeNumberInJava
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a, b = 0, flag = 0;
int number = 17;
b = number / 2;
if(number == 0 || number == 1)
{
System.out.println(number + " is not prime number");
}
else
{
for(a = 2; a <= b; a++)
{
if(number % a == 0)
{
System.out.println(number + " is not prime number.");
flag = 1;
break;
}
}
if(flag == 0)
{
System.out.println(number + " is prime number.");
}
}
}
}