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463 is the sum of consecutive primes, too! Check the comments to see if any of my readers finds out what those consecutive primes are.
This Level 5 puzzle might be a little harder than usual. If you’ve solved a Level 5 puzzle before, see if you can meet this challenge!
Print the puzzles or type the solution on this excel file: 10 Factors 2015-04-13
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- 463 is a prime number.
- Prime factorization: 463 is prime.
- The exponent of prime number 463 is 1. Adding 1 to that exponent we get (1 + 1) = 2. Therefore 463 has exactly 2 factors.
- Factors of 463: 1, 463
- Factor pairs: 463 = 1 x 463
- 463 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √463 ≈ 21.5174
How do we know that 463 is a prime number? If 463 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √463 ≈ 21.5174. Since 463 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, or 19, we know that 463 is a prime number.
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