For less than the price of an exercise booklet, keep this website updated
983is an odd number,as it is not divisible by 2
The factors for 983 are all the numbers between -983 and 983 , which divide 983 without leaving any remainder. Since 983 divided by -983 is an integer, -983 is a factor of 983 .
Since 983 divided by -983 is a whole number, -983 is a factor of 983
Since 983 divided by -1 is a whole number, -1 is a factor of 983
Since 983 divided by 1 is a whole number, 1 is a factor of 983
Multiples of 983 are all integers divisible by 983 , i.e. the remainder of the full division by 983 is zero. There are infinite multiples of 983. The smallest multiples of 983 are:
0 : in fact, 0 is divisible by any integer, so it is also a multiple of 983 since 0 × 983 = 0
983 : in fact, 983 is a multiple of itself, since 983 is divisible by 983 (it was 983 / 983 = 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 983, the answer is: yes, 983 is a prime number because it only has two different divisors: 1 and itself (983).
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 983). 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 31.353 ). 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.
Previous Numbers: ... 981, 982
Previous prime number: 977
Next prime number: 991