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Is 269 a Prime Number?

Is 269 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 269 is a prime or composite is - "269 is a prime number." Now, let us find out how and why is 269 a prime number or a composite number?

Is 269 a prime number? - Yes
Is 269 a composite number? - No
Factors of 269 - 1, 269
Is 269 a perfect square? - No
Prime Factors of 269 - 269

Yes, 269 is a prime number. The number 269 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 269 has exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and 269, it is a prime number.

Is 269 a Prime or Composite?

How is 269 a Prime Number?

To understand whether 269 is composite or prime, it is important to find its factors.

Factors of 269: 1, 269

Therefore, we can say that 269 is a prime number since it has only 2 factors.

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Is 269 a Composite Number?

No, since 269 has only two factors, i.e. 1 and 269. In other words, 269 is not a composite number because 269 doesn’t have more than 2 factors.

Problem Statements:

Is 269 a Prime Number?	Yes
Is 269 a Composite Number?	No
Multiples of 269	269, 538, 807, 1076, 1345, 1614, 1883, 2152, 2421, 2690
Is 269 an Even Number?	No
Is 269 an Odd Number?	Yes
Is 269 a Perfect Square?	No
Is 269 a Perfect Cube?	No
Square Root of 269	16.401219
Cube Root of 269	6.455303

Fun Facts:

1 is neither prime nor composite.
Prime numbers greater than 5 can be represented in the form of either 6n + 1 or 6n - 1. Example - 89 is a prime number and it can be written as 89 = 6 × 15 - 1
All prime numbers don't have the last digit as 5 except the number 5.

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