NAME Acme::MathProfessor::RandomPrime - Pick a random prime number SYNOPSIS use Acme::MathProfessor::RandomPrime; say 'Let $N be a random prime'; $N = random_prime; DESCRIPTION Math professors often pick a random prime to work out an example. This module mimics the algorithm the typical math professor uses. This allows you to be a math professor! REFERENCES * * L << http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/R/random-numbers.html >> DEVELOPMENT The current sources of this module are found on github, . AUTHOR Abigail, . COPYRIGHT and LICENSE Copyright (C) 2009 by Abigail. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. INSTALLATION To install this module, run, after unpacking the tar-ball, the following commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install