tldr/pages/common/openssl-prime.md

openssl prime

OpenSSL command to compute prime numbers. More information: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/openssl-prime.html.

• Generate a 2048bit prime number and display it in hexadecimal:

openssl prime -generate -bits 2048 -hex

• Check if a given number is prime:

openssl prime {{number}}