Let's get right in to it. Your challenge is to make a program that does these things depending on its input:
If the input is a number, output "Prime" if the number is a prime number and "Not prime" if the number isn't a prime number. You can assume the number is > 1.
If the input is two numbers, output every single prime number between the first number (inclusive) and the second number (exclusive). You can assume the first number is smaller than the second.
Here comes the real challenge: if there's no input, the program should output a shorter version of itself that does exactly the same things as the original program. The program is not allowed to read from any file or from the web. The new program should also be able to do this. It should work for at least 5 generations. The new program doesn't have to be in the same language as the first.
Scoring:
Your score is equal to the sum of the number of bytes in the first five generations of your submission (the submission itself being generation one). If the new code is hard-coded in to the first program, multiply the score by 1.5. Lowest score wins. (If you find some kind of flaw in the scoring system, please let me know in the comments)