661is an odd number,as it is not divisible by 2
The factors for 661 are all the numbers between -661 and 661 , which divide 661 without leaving any remainder. Since 661 divided by -661 is an integer, -661 is a factor of 661 .
Since 661 divided by -661 is a whole number, -661 is a factor of 661
Since 661 divided by -1 is a whole number, -1 is a factor of 661
Since 661 divided by 1 is a whole number, 1 is a factor of 661
Multiples of 661 are all integers divisible by 661 , i.e. the remainder of the full division by 661 is zero. There are infinite multiples of 661. The smallest multiples of 661 are:
0 : in fact, 0 is divisible by any integer, so it is also a multiple of 661 since 0 × 661 = 0
661 : in fact, 661 is a multiple of itself, since 661 is divisible by 661 (it was 661 / 661 = 1, so the rest of this division is zero)
etc.
It is possible to determine using mathematical techniques whether an integer is prime or not.
for 661, the answer is: yes, 661 is a prime number because it only has two different divisors: 1 and itself (661).
To know the primality of an integer, we can use several algorithms. The most naive is to try all divisors below the number you want to know if it is prime (in our case 661). We can already eliminate even numbers bigger than 2 (then 4 , 6 , 8 ...). Besides, we can stop at the square root of the number in question (here 25.71 ). Historically, the Eratosthenes screen (which dates back to Antiquity) uses this technique relatively effectively.
More modern techniques include the Atkin screen, probabilistic tests, or the cyclotomic test.
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