is hashCode() must return a prime number

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The signature of the hashCode() method is

public int hashCode(){
    return x;
}

in this case x must be an int(primitive) but plz can anyone explain it to me that the number which the hashCode() returns must be a prime number, even number...etc or there is no specification ? the reason behind i am asking this question is i have seen it in different ids the auto generated code always returns a prime number, so i need to know why?

thanks in advance

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