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find the nearest prime number in java

 find the nearest prime number in java The closest prime can be greater or smaller than the passed input integer. If there are equi-distant  prime-numbers, print both. Example: Input#1: 32 Output#1: 31 Input#2: 30 Output#2: 29 31 Code:: import java.util.Scanner; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in); int n = scn.nextInt(); find(n); } public static void find(int num) { // greater number int num1 = num + 1; while (true) { if (isPrime(num1)) { break; } num1++; } // smaller int num2 = num - 1; while (num2 > 1) { if (isPrime(num2)) { break; } num2--; } // System.out.println(num1+" "+num2); if (num2 == 1) { System.out.println(num1); } else if (num1 - num == num - num2) { System.out.println(num2 + " " + num1); } else if (num1 - num < num - num2) { System.out.println(num1); } else { System.out.println(num2)...