Is 1343 a prime number?
No, 1343 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 17: 1343 = 17 × 79.
Is 1343 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √1343 ≈ 36.65. If none of them divides 1343, it is prime.
- 3
17 divides 1343 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 1343 = 17 \times 79 \]
Testing 1343 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1343 ÷ 2 | leaves 1 |
| 3 | 1343 ÷ 3 | leaves 2 |
| 5 | 1343 ÷ 5 | leaves 3 |
| 7 | 1343 ÷ 7 | leaves 6 |
| 11 | 1343 ÷ 11 | leaves 1 |
| 13 | 1343 ÷ 13 | leaves 4 |
| 17 | 1343 ÷ 17 | divides exactly (79) |
| 19 | 1343 ÷ 19 | leaves 13 |
| 23 | 1343 ÷ 23 | leaves 9 |
| 29 | 1343 ÷ 29 | leaves 9 |
| 31 | 1343 ÷ 31 | leaves 10 |
Questions
Is 1343 a prime number?
No, 1343 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 17: 1343 = 17 × 79.
What is the next prime after 1343?
1361.
What is the prime number before 1343?
1327.
What are the factors of 1343?
1, 17, 79, 1343.