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Functions - Prime Check in Python3 Returns Multiple Values #43

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In Python3.7, entering this function and passing the number 5 to the function results in multiple return values of "True". What's causing that?

def is_prime(num):
    '''
    Naive method of checking for primes. 
    '''
    for n in range(2,num):
        if num % n == 0:
            print 'not prime'
            break
    else: # If never mod zero, then prime
        print 'prime'
>>> is_prime(5)
prime
prime
prime

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