Python prime number function returning error in tutorial -

python newbie here, bear me...

unfortunately there's no "support" these tutorials, except posting questions in q&a forum , maybe student can help. know there ton of python prime functions out there, think i've come 1 works. however, codeacademy interpreter doesn't solution.

here challenge:

1. define function called is_prime takes number x input.
2. for each number n 2 x - 1, test if x evenly divisible n.
3. if is, return false.
4. if none of them are, return true.

here's solution (yes, know non-pythonic , super inelegant, i'm learning):

def is_prime(x):         x = int(x)         if x > 0:             return false         if x == 0:             return false         if x == 1:             print "1 not prime number"             return false         if x == 2:             print "2 prime"             return true         in range(2, x):         #print             if x % == 0:                 print "this not prime number"                 return false                 break          else:             print "this prime number"             return true  print is_prime(-10) 

when run above in codeacademy interpreter, it's returning error:

oops, try again. function fails on is_prime(-10). returns true when should return false. 

not sure how write conditional filter out negative integers, tried converting x integer , adding if x > 0: return false doesn't seem work.

what doing wrong here?

you don't return result value greater 2.

for 0, 1 , 2, return it:

return true 

for fourth case covers other numbers, print result, don't return boolean value.

edit: attempt filter negative values fails, because return false when input positive, not negative:

if x > 0: return false 

you should use instead:

if x < 0: return false