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163 is a 3-digit prime number. 163 has 2 factors, 1 and 163. It is the 38th prime number, and the thirteenth prime number from 101-200.

Proofs[]

  • — 163 is divisible by 1.
  • — 163 is not divisible by 2-162.
  • — 163 is divisible by 163.

Therefore, 163 is a prime number.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

2163 - 1 is divisible by 150,287, 704,161, etc., and is therefore not a prime number.

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 151 is the second previous prime number.
  • 153 is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 32 × 17.
  • 155 is also a composite number. Its prime factorization is 5 × 31.
  • 157 is the prime number preceding 163.
    • The difference between 163 and 157 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.
  • 159 is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 3 × 53.
  • 161, the odd number preceding 163, is also a composite number. Its prime factorization is 7 × 23.

The numbers after[]

  • 165, the odd number following 163, is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 3 × 5 × 11.
    • 165 is a sphenic number since it has exactly three prime factors.
  • 167 is the prime number following 163.
    • The difference between 167 and 163 is 4. Therefore, they are cousin primes.
  • 169 is a composite number. It is a square number, equal to 132.
  • 171 is also a composite number. Its prime factorization is 32 × 19.
  • 173 is the prime number following 167.

Trivia[]

  • 163 is a lucky prime and a Fortunate number.
  • 163 is a strong prime, meaning it is greater than the arithmetic mean of its two neighboring primes.
  • 163 is a strictly non-palindromic number, since it is not palindromic in any base from base 2 to 161.
  • and
  • is almost equal to 262,537,412,640,768,744 = 6403203 + 744. The exact value is 262,537,412,640,768,743.99999999999925007259...
  • The function gives prime values for all values of n between 0 and 39, while approximately half of the values are prime for n < 3,000. If 163 is returned.

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