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NextPrime

find the next largest prime number
Syntax 

NextPrime(N:INT):INT

Description
This function computes the smallest prime number greater than N. If N is negative or too large then the value zero is returned. This function may generate primes larger than permitted as the characteristic of a finite field in CoCoA. On most platforms primes up to about 45000 can be generated; in some cases a higher limit exists.

Example 
  NextPrime(1000);
1009
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