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991 is a prime number from 901-1000. 991 is the 167th prime number, and the thirteenth prime number from 901-1000.

Proofs[]

  • — 991 is divisible by 1.
  • — 991 is not divisible by 2-990.
  • — 991 is divisible by 991.

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • The previous prime number is 983, 8 numbers away.

The numbers after[]

  • The next prime number is 997.
    • 991 and 997 are sexy primes.

Trivia[]

  • 991, 99991, and 9999991 are all prime.
  • This number, 331 and 661 are all prime. Note that the product of these three primes is 216,821,881 which is a Carmichael Number.
  • The largest three-digit permutable prime.
  • 991^2 = 982081 and 982 + 0 + 8 + 1 = 991.
  • The last permutable prime number, which is not also a repunit prime. Next numbers is impossible because combinatorics does not allow permuting other digits in such a way that in every possible way there is a prime number, and prime numbers are becoming more and more rare.
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