179 is a prime number from 101-200. 179 has 2 factors, 1 and 179. It is the 41st prime number, and the sixteenth prime number from 101-200.
Proofs[]
As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]
2179 - 1 is divisible by number such as 359 and 1,433 and is therefore not a prime number.
Relationship with other odd numbers[]
The numbers before[]
- The previous prime number is 173.
- 173 and 179 are six numbers apart; therefore, they are sexy primes.
- 171 can be factored as 57 x 3.
- 177 can be factored as 59 x 3.
- The previous prime number before 173 is 167.
- Notably, 169 is not a prime number. It is a square number, being 132 = 169.
The numbers after[]
- The next prime number is 181.
- There are no odd numbers between 179 and 181. As a result, they are twin primes.
- 191 is the next prime number after 181.
- Notably, 187 is not a prime number. It can be factored as 11 x 17.
- Notably, 183 and 189 are composites, and are divisible by 3.