25² + 4² = 641

641 is the hypotenuse of the primitive Pythagorean triple 200-609-641 which was calculated using 2(25)(4), 25² – 4², and 25² + 4² .

 

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• 641 is a prime number.
• Prime factorization: 641 is prime.
• The exponent of prime number 641 is 1. Adding 1 to that exponent we get (1 + 1) = 2. Therefore 641 has exactly 2 factors.
• Factors of 641: 1, 641
• Factor pairs: 641 = 1 x 641
• 641 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √641 ≈ 25.3179778.

How do we know that 641 is a prime number? If 641 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √641 ≈ 25.3. Since 641 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, or 23, we know that 641 is a prime number.

Here’s another way we know that 641 is a prime number: Since 25²+ 4² = 641, an odd number, and 25 and 4 have no common prime factors, we know that 641 is a prime number simply because it is not divisible by 5, 13, or 17.

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