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959is an odd number,as it is not divisible by 2
The factors for 959 are all the numbers between -959 and 959 , which divide 959 without leaving any remainder. Since 959 divided by -959 is an integer, -959 is a factor of 959 .
Since 959 divided by -959 is a whole number, -959 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by -137 is a whole number, -137 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by -7 is a whole number, -7 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by -1 is a whole number, -1 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by 1 is a whole number, 1 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by 7 is a whole number, 7 is a factor of 959
Since 959 divided by 137 is a whole number, 137 is a factor of 959
Multiples of 959 are all integers divisible by 959 , i.e. the remainder of the full division by 959 is zero. There are infinite multiples of 959. The smallest multiples of 959 are:
0 : in fact, 0 is divisible by any integer, so it is also a multiple of 959 since 0 × 959 = 0
959 : in fact, 959 is a multiple of itself, since 959 is divisible by 959 (it was 959 / 959 = 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 959, the answer is: No, 959 is not a prime number.
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 959). 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 30.968 ). 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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