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Is 661 a Prime Number?

Is 661 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 661 is a prime or composite is - "661 is a prime number." Now, let us find out how and why is 661 a prime number or a composite number?

Is 661 a prime number? - Yes
Is 661 a composite number? - No
Is 661 a perfect square? - No
Prime Factors of 661 - 661
Factors of 661 - 1, 661

Yes, 661 is a prime number. The number 661 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 661 has exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and 661, it is a prime number.

Is 661 a Prime or Composite?

How is 661 a Prime Number?

To understand whether 661 is composite or prime, it is important to find its factors.

Factors of 661: 1, 661

Therefore, we can say that 661 is a prime number since it has only 2 factors.

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Is 661 a Composite Number?

No, since 661 has only two factors, i.e. 1 and 661. In other words, 661 is not a composite number because 661 doesn’t have more than 2 factors.

Problem Statements:

Is 661 a Prime Number?	Yes
Is 661 a Composite Number?	No
Is 661 a Perfect Cube?	No
Is 661 an Even Number?	No
Multiples of 661	661, 1322, 1983, 2644, 3305, 3966, 4627, 5288, 5949, 6610
Square Root of 661	25.709920
Is 661 an Odd Number?	Yes
Is 661 a Perfect Square?	No
Cube Root of 661	8.710964

Fun Facts:

Numbers X and Y are said to be coprime if they have only one common factor that is 1.
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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