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857is an odd number,as it is not divisible by 2
The factors for 857 are all the numbers between -857 and 857 , which divide 857 without leaving any remainder. Since 857 divided by -857 is an integer, -857 is a factor of 857 .
Since 857 divided by -857 is a whole number, -857 is a factor of 857
Since 857 divided by -1 is a whole number, -1 is a factor of 857
Since 857 divided by 1 is a whole number, 1 is a factor of 857
Multiples of 857 are all integers divisible by 857 , i.e. the remainder of the full division by 857 is zero. There are infinite multiples of 857. The smallest multiples of 857 are:
0 : in fact, 0 is divisible by any integer, so it is also a multiple of 857 since 0 × 857 = 0
857 : in fact, 857 is a multiple of itself, since 857 is divisible by 857 (it was 857 / 857 = 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 857, the answer is: yes, 857 is a prime number because it only has two different divisors: 1 and itself (857).
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 857). 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 29.275 ). 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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