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79 is a prime number from 1-100. 79 has 2 factors, 1 and 79. It is the 22nd prime number and the 22nd prime number from 1-100.

Proofs[]

  • — 79 is divisible by 1.
  • — 79 is not divisible by 2-78.
  • — 79 is divisible by 79.

Therefore, 79 has two factors and is prime.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

279 - 1 is divisible by 2,687, and is therefore not a prime number.

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 73 is the previous prime number.
    • The difference between 79 and 73 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.
  • 75 is a composite number; its prime factorization is 3 * 52.
  • 77 is also a composite number; its prime factorization is 7 * 11.

The numbers after[]

  • 81 is the next odd number. It is a composite number; its prime factorization is 34.
  • 83 is the next prime number.
    • The difference between 83 and 79 is 4. Therefore, they are cousin primes.
  • 85 is a composite number; its prime factorization is 5 * 17.

In science[]

  • 79 is the atomic number of gold.

Trivia[]

  • 79 is an emirp, since its reverse, 97, is also prime.
  • The decimal expansion of gives Pell numbers, similar to how the decimal expansion of gives Fibonacci numbers.
  • 79 is a Leyland prime of the second kind, of the form 27 - 72.

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