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+# Function to check whether a number is prime or not
+def is_prime(n):
+    if n <= 1:
+        return False
+
+    # Check divisibility from 2 to n-1
+    for i in range(2, n):
+        if n % i == 0:
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
+n = 11
+print(is_prime(n))