Is there a way to check a number against all numbers in a list?

Question

I was wondering whether you could check a number against all numbers in a list, for example:

if n % mylist == 0:
    print "Not Prime"

And if you're wondering, this is a continuation of this question, I hope there's not any rules about question frequency... :/

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '12 at 11:36

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if any(n % x == 0 for x in mylist):
    print "Not Prime"

answered Jul 24 '12 at 11:36

jamylak

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It's `any()`, not `all()`. Read the output! – Sven Marnach Jul 24 '12 at 11:36
@SvenMarnach My bad I just looked at the title and answered too quickly – jamylak Jul 24 '12 at 11:37

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 11:38

5

... or even shorter:

if not all(n % x for x in mylist):
    print "Not prime"

(although I'd prefer jamylak's version - explicit is better than implicit)

answered Jul 24 '12 at 11:38

Tim Pietzcker

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