263 is a prime number from 201-300. 263 has 2 factors, 1 and 263. It is the 56th prime number, and the tenth prime number from 201-300.
Proofs[]
As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]
2263 - 1 is divisible by numbers such as 23,671, and 13,572264,529,177, and is therefore not a prime number.
Relationship with other odd numbers[]
The numbers before[]
- The previous prime number is 257.
- 259 is not a prime, because it is divisible by 7. 261 is divisible by 3.
- 257 and 263 are six numbers apart; therefore, they are sexy primes.
- The previous prime number before 257 is 251.
- On a side note, 253 is divisible by 11 and 23.
The numbers after[]
- The next prime number is 269.
- 267 is divisible by 3.
- 263 and 269 are six numbers apart; therefore, they are sexy primes.
- 271 is the next prime number after 269.