2^379 (mod 379) = 2 so 379 is VERY LIKELY a prime number. Scroll down below the puzzle to know for sure.

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• 379 is a prime number.
• Prime factorization: 379 is prime.
• The exponent of prime number 379 is 1. Adding 1 to that exponent we get (1 + 1) = 2. Therefore 379 has exactly 2 factors.
• Factors of 379: 1, 379
• Factor pairs: 379 = 1 x 379
• 379 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √379 ≈ 19.468

How do we know that 379 is a prime number? If 379 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √379 ≈ 19.468. Since 379 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, or 19, we know that 379 is a prime number.