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Is 293 a Prime Number?

Is 293 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 293 is a prime or composite is - "293 is a prime number." Now, let us find out how and why is 293 a prime number or a composite number?

Is 293 a prime number? - Yes
Is 293 a composite number? - No
Prime Factors of 293 - 293
Is 293 a perfect square? - No
Factors of 293 - 1, 293

Yes, 293 is a prime number. The number 293 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 293 has exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and 293, it is a prime number.

Is 293 a Prime or Composite?

How is 293 a Prime Number?

To understand whether 293 is composite or prime, it is important to find its factors.

Factors of 293: 1, 293

Therefore, we can say that 293 is a prime number since it has only 2 factors.

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Is 293 a Composite Number?

No, since 293 has only two factors, i.e. 1 and 293. In other words, 293 is not a composite number because 293 doesn’t have more than 2 factors.

Problem Statements:

Is 293 a Prime Number?	Yes
Is 293 a Composite Number?	No
Is 293 an Odd Number?	Yes
Is 293 an Even Number?	No
Is 293 a Perfect Square?	No
Square Root of 293	17.117243
Cube Root of 293	6.641840
Is 293 a Perfect Cube?	No
Multiples of 293	293, 586, 879, 1172, 1465, 1758, 2051, 2344, 2637, 2930

Fun Facts:

Numbers X and Y are said to be coprime if they have only one common factor that is 1.
23 is the smallest prime number having consecutive digits.
1 is neither prime nor composite.

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