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Is 199 a Prime Number?

Is 199 a prime number? Numbers having only 2 factors, i.e. 1 and the number itself are known as prime numbers whereas numbers with more than 2 factors are known as composite. The answer to the question whether 199 is a prime or composite is - "199 is a prime number." Now, let us find out how and why is 199 a prime number or a composite number?

Is 199 a prime number? - Yes
Is 199 a composite number? - No
Prime Factors of 199 - 199
Is 199 a perfect square? - No
Factors of 199 - 1, 199

Yes, 199 is a prime number. The number 199 is divisible only by 1 and the number itself. For a number to be classified as a prime number, it should have exactly two factors. Since 199 has exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and 199, it is a prime number.

Is 199 a Prime or Composite?

How is 199 a Prime Number?

To understand whether 199 is prime or composite, it is important to find its factors.

Factors of 199: 1, 199

Therefore, we can say that 199 is a prime number since it has only 2 factors.

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Is 199 a Composite Number?

No, since 199 has only two factors, i.e. 1 and 199. In other words, 199 is not a composite number because 199 doesn’t have more than 2 factors.

Problem Statements:

Is 199 a Prime Number?	Yes
Is 199 a Composite Number?	No
Square Root of 199	14.106736
Is 199 an Even Number?	No
Is 199 a Perfect Cube?	No
Is 199 an Odd Number?	Yes
Cube Root of 199	5.838262
Is 199 a Perfect Square?	No
Multiples of 199	199, 398, 597, 796, 995, 1194, 1393, 1592, 1791, 1990

Fun Facts:

All primes except 2 are odd.
A perfect cube is always a composite number.
Euler discovered a polynomial n² + n + 41 that produces prime numbers for values of n that lie between 0 and 39 inclusive. It can generate 40 prime numbers for 0 <= n <= 39.

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