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+"""
+A palindromic prime is a prime number that is also palindromic, meaning it remains
+the same when its digits are reversed.
+
+For more information about palindromic primes, refer to:
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindromic_prime
+"""
+
+
+def is_prime(number: int) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a number is prime.
+
+    Args:
+        number: A positive integer.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the number is prime, False otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If number is not a positive integer.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> is_prime(2)
+        True
+        >>> is_prime(3)
+        True
+        >>> is_prime(88)
+        False
+        >>> is_prime(1)
+        False
+        >>> is_prime(9679)
+        True
+        >>> is_prime(0)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> is_prime(-17)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> is_prime(9.51)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> is_prime("261")
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(number, int) or number <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("Input must be a positive integer.")
+
+    if 1 < number < 4:
+        return True
+    elif number < 2 or (number % 2 == 0):
+        return False
+
+    # Return True if number is not divisible by any odd number up to its square root
+    return all(number % i != 0 for i in range(3, int(number**0.5) + 1, 2))
+
+
+def palindromic_prime_check(number: int) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a number is a palindromic prime number.
+
+    Args:
+        number: A positive integer.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the number is a palindromic prime number, False otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If number is not a positive integer.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(13)
+        False
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(131)
+        True
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(121)
+        False
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(929)
+        True
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(2)
+        True
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(7)
+        True
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(0)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(-131)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check(1.9)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+        >>> palindromic_prime_check("hello")
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Input must be a positive integer.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(number, int) or number <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("Input must be a positive integer.")
+
+    if is_prime(number):
+        number_str = str(number)
+        if number_str == number_str[::-1]:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()