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NextPPrime

find the next largest probable prime number
Syntax 

NextPPrime(N:INT):INT

Description
This function computes the smallest probable prime number greater than N. If N is negative an error is generated. This function can generate primes larger than permitted as the characteristic of a finite field in CoCoA.

Example 
  NextPPrime(1000);
1009
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  NextPPrime(10^50);
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000151
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