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29 is a prime number from 1-100. 29 has 2 factors, 1 and 29. It is an additive prime, meaning the sum of its digits is equal to a prime number: 2 + 9 = 11. It is the tenth prime number, and the tenth prime number from 1-100. The primorial of 19 is 6,469,693,230.

29

Proofs[]

  • — 29 is divisible by 1.
  • — 29 is not divisible by 2-28.
  • — 29 is divisible by 29.
  • Therefore, 29 has 2 factors and is prime.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

229 - 1, which is the number 536,870,911, can be factored into 233 x 1,103 x 2,089, and therefore, it is a composite number.

Rela​tionship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 23 is the previous prime number.
    • The difference between 29 and 23 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.
  • 25 is the fourth odd composite number and the fourth non-trivial square number: 52 = 25.
  • 27 is a cube number: 33 = 27.

The numbers after[]

  • The next odd number, 31, is a prime number.
    • There are no odd numbers between 29 and 31. As a result, they are twin primes.
  • 33 is a composite number. It can be factored into 3 x 11.
  • 35 is a composite number. It can be factored into 5 x 7.

Trivia[]

  • 29 is part of the only sexy prime quintuplet (5, 11, 17, 23, 29) since all multiples of 5 (except itself) are not prime.
  • 29 is the smallest twin prime number whose word form contains the ordered letters of the word “twin:" twenty-nine.
  • 29 is the smallest positive integer that cannot be made from the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 using each digit exactly once and using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • 29 is the sum of three consecutive square numbers: 22 + 32 + 42 = 4 + 9 + 16 = 29
  • 29 is the atomic number of copper.
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