Germain Prime And Safe Prime
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package com.thealgorithms.maths;
import com.thealgorithms.maths.Prime.PrimeCheck;
/**
* A utility class to check whether a number is a Germain prime or a Safe prime.
*
* <p>This class provides methods to:
* <ul>
* <li>Check if a number is a Germain prime</li>
* <li>Check if a number is a Safe prime</li>
* </ul>
*
* <p>Definitions:
* <ul>
* <li>A Germain prime is a prime number p such that 2p + 1 is also prime.</li>
* <li>A Safe prime is a prime number p such that (p - 1) / 2 is also prime.</li>
* </ul>
*
* <p>This class is final and cannot be instantiated.
*
* @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_and_Sophie_Germain_primes">Wikipedia: Safe and Sophie Germain primes</a>
*/
public final class GermainPrimeAndSafePrime {
// Private constructor to prevent instantiation
private GermainPrimeAndSafePrime() {
}
/**
* Checks if a number is a Germain prime.
*
* <p>A Germain prime is a prime number p such that 2p + 1 is also prime.
*
* @param number the number to check; must be a positive integer
* @return {@code true} if the number is a Germain prime, {@code false} otherwise
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the input number is less than 1
*/
public static boolean isGermainPrime(int number) {
if (number < 1) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input value must be a positive integer. Input value: " + number);
}
// A number is a Germain prime if it is prime and 2 * number + 1 is also prime
return PrimeCheck.isPrime(number) && PrimeCheck.isPrime(2 * number + 1);
}
/**
* Checks if a number is a Safe prime.
*
* <p>A Safe prime is a prime number p such that (p - 1) / 2 is also prime.
*
* @param number the number to check; must be a positive integer
* @return {@code true} if the number is a Safe prime, {@code false} otherwise
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the input number is less than 1
*/
public static boolean isSafePrime(int number) {
if (number < 1) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input value must be a positive integer. Input value: " + number);
}
// A number is a Safe prime if it is prime, (number - 1) is even, and (number - 1) / 2 is prime
return ((number - 1) % 2 == 0) && PrimeCheck.isPrime(number) && PrimeCheck.isPrime((number - 1) / 2);
}
}