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Java.math.BigInteger.probablePrime() method in Java - GeeksforGeeks

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The probablePrime() method will return a Biginteger of bitLength bits which is prime. bitLength is provided as parameter to method probablePrime() and method will return a prime BigInteger of bitLength bits. The probability that a BigInteger returned by this method is composite and does not exceed 2^-100.

public static BigInteger probablePrime(int bitLength, Random rnd)

This method accepts two parameters as shown in the above syntax and described below.

• bitLength - bitLength of the returned BigInteger.
• rnd - source of random bits used to select candidates to be tested for primality.

This method returns a BigInteger of

bits that is probably prime.

• ArithmeticException - if bitLength < 2.

Below program illustrate the probablePrime() method:

import java.math.*;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

        // create a BigInteger object
        BigInteger biginteger;

        // create a integer value for bitLength
        int length = 4;

        // create a random object
        Random random = new Random();

        // call probablePrime method to find next probable prime
        // whose bit length is equal to bitLength provided as parameter.
        biginteger = BigInteger.probablePrime(length, random);

        String result = "ProbablePrime whose bit length is "
                        + length + " = " + biginteger;

        // print result value
        System.out.println(result);
    }
}

:

ProbablePrime whose bit length is 4 = 13

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