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83 is a prime number from 1-100. 83 has 2 factors, 1 and 83. It is the 23rd prime number and the 23rd prime number from 1-100. Furthermore, it is the largest prime number spelled without the letter n; equivalently, the largest nban prime.

Proofs[]

  • — 83 is divisible by 1.
  • — 83 is not divisible by 2-82.
  • — 83 is divisible by 83.

Therefore, 83 has two factors and is prime.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

283 - 1 is divisible by 167, and is therefore not a prime number.

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 77 is a composite number; its prime factorization is 7 * 11.
  • 79 is the previous prime number.
    • The difference between 83 and 79 is 4. Therefore, they are cousin primes.
  • 81 is a composite number; its prime factorization is 34.

The numbers after[]

  • 85 is the next odd number. It is a composite number; its prime factorization is 5 * 17.
  • 87 is also a composite number; its prime factorization is 3 * 29.
  • 89 is the next prime number.
    • The difference between 89 and 83 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.

In science[]

  • 83 is the atomic number of bismuth.

Trivia[]

  • 83 is the sum of three consecutive primes (23 + 29 + 31) as well as the sum of five consecutive primes (11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23).
  • 83 is a super-prime, since its position in the set of all primes (23) is also prime.
  • 83 is a Sophie Germain prime, since is also prime.
    • 83 is also a safe prime, since is also prime.
  • 83 is the amount of right-truncatable primes.

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