223 is a prime number from 201-300. 223 has 2 factors, 1 and 223. It is the 48th prime number, the second prime number from 201-300, and the third Carol prime.
Proofs[]
As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]
2223 - 1 is divisible by numbers such as 18,287, 196,687, 1,466,449, and 2,916,841, and is therefore not a prime number.
Relationship with other odd numbers[]
The numbers before[]
- The previous prime number is 211.
- The previous prime number before 211 is 199. It is another equally huge gap.
The numbers after[]
- The next prime number is 227.
- 223 and 227 are four numbers apart; therefore, they are cousin primes.
- 229 is the next prime number after 227.
- 223 and 229 are six numbers apart; therefore, they are sexy primes.