Java - dead code in for loop

Question

I'm getting a dead code warning in a for loop at i++. Why do I get that, and how do I solve this problem?

public static boolean Method(int p) {
    for(int i = 2; i < p; i++) {  // here is the problem, at i++
        if(p % i == 0);         
            return false;
    }
    return true;    
}

Answer 1

You always exit the loop immediately, hence i never gets incremented.

    if(p % i == 0);         
        return false;

should be

    if(p % i == 0)       
        return false;

In the first version you have an empty clause following the if statement (due to the first semi-colon). Consequently the return false always executes. You exit the method, and the i++ never executes.

Answer 2

Remove the semicolon after your if statement.