error: expected unqualified-id

Dec 2, 2014 at 10:57pm
I can't figure out this error. Can someone help, please?
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
bool isPrime(int number);
{

primeNumber = isPrime(number);

if(primeNumber = true)
cout << "Prime Number" << endl;

bool isPrime(int number)
{
if (number == 0) return false;
if (number == 1) return false;
if (number == 2) return true;
if (number % 2 == 0) return false;

for (int i = 3; i < number; i = 2)

if (number % i == 0) return false;
}
}
Dec 2, 2014 at 11:01pm
Can you explain what the error is, what line? is it not compiling, runtime error at some line, error in output?
Dec 3, 2014 at 2:36am
You have no main() to encompass your code, and your function implementation is within where main should be.

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bool isPrime(int number); // declaration in global, outside of main

int main ()
{
primeNumber = isPrime(number);

if(primeNumber = true)
cout << "Prime Number" << endl;

return 0;
}

bool isPrime(int number) //function implementation is also outside of main (only the call is in //main)
{
.....
}


also, do you have primeNumber declared as int already? Do you have anything assigned to number?
Last edited on Dec 3, 2014 at 2:36am
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