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Last line is not executing when the number is prime. Please help

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Enter Number : \c"
read n
while [ $n -gt 2 ]
do
for((i=2; i<=$n/2; i++))
do
  ans=$(( n%i ))
  if [ $ans -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "$n is not a prime number."
    exit 0
  fi
done
done
echo "$n is a prime number."

The new code:

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Enter Number : \c"
read n
for((i=2; i<=$n/2; i++))
do
  ans=$(( n%i ))
  if [ $ans -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "$n is not a prime number."
    exit 0
  fi
done
echo "$n is a prime number."
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The outer while loop is infinite:

while [ $n -gt 2 ]

A working version:

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Enter Number : \c"
read n
for((i=2; i<=$n/2; i++))
do
  ans=$(( n%i ))
  if [ $ans -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "$n is not a prime number."
    exit 0
  fi
done
echo "$n is a prime number."
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  • But last line is not executing I tried with 13. Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 14:39
  • @AnkitKumar Works for me. Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 14:43
  • The cursor keeps on blinking and does not show the number is prime . I'm using ubuntu 18 Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 14:51
  • @AnkitKumar show the new code in https://pastebin.com/. Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 15:01
  • 1
    @guillermochamorro no, please don't. The new code should be added to the question. Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 15:19
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#! /bin/bash

read -p "Enter number: " n

d=2
r=1 
while [[ $d -lt $n && $r -ne 0 ]]
do
        r=`expr $n % $d`

        d=`expr $d + 1`
done

if [[ $r -eq 0 ]]
  then
  echo "$n is not a prime number"
else
      echo "$n is a prime number"
fi
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#!/bin/bash

read j
 i=2
while (($i<$j))
do
   f=((j%i))
if [ $f -eq 0] && [ $j -ne $i ]
then
   # echo "is a not prime number"
  i=$i+$j
elif [ $f -ne 0 ]
then
   ((i++))
else [ $j -ne $i ]
then
echo "is a prime number"
fi
done
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