diff --git a/6_prime.py b/6_prime.py
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+def isPrime(x):
+	for i in range(2,int(x**0.5)+1):
+		if(x%i==0):
+			return False
+	return True		
+
+def printPrimes(n):
+	print("primes are")
+	for i in range(2,n+1):
+		if(isPrime(i)):
+			print(i)
+printPrimes(9999)