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write an algorithm to identify prime numbers.
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def is_prime(n):
  if n <= 1:
    return false
  if n <= 3:  
    return true  
  if n % 2 == 0 or n % 3 == 0: 
    return false  
  i = 5
  while i*i <= n:
    if n % i == 0 or n % (i + 2) == 0: 
      return false
    i = i + 6
  return true
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