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When we divide the last two digits of prime number 569 by 4, we get a remainder of one. That means that 569 is the sum of two square numbers, specifically, 20² + 13² = 569.

From those two square numbers we will obtain 569 as the hypotenuse of the primitive Pythagorean triple 231-520-569:

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How do we know that 569 is a prime number? If 569 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √569 ≈ 23.8. Since 569 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, or 23, we know that 569 is a prime number.

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