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Here are a few facts about the number 1061:

• 1061 is a prime number. 1061 and 1063 are twin primes.
• Prime factorization: 1061 is prime.
• The exponent of prime number 1061 is 1. Adding 1 to that exponent we get (1 + 1) = 2. Therefore 1061 has exactly 2 factors.
• Factors of 1061: 1, 1061
• Factor pairs: 1061 = 1 × 1061
• 1061 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1061 ≈ 32.57299

How do we know that 1061 is a prime number? If 1061 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √1061 ≈ 32.6. Since 1061 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 or 31, we know that 1061 is a prime number.

1061 is the sum of the 17 prime numbers from 29 to 101, and it also is the sum of these three consecutive prime numbers: 349 + 353 + 359 = 1061

31² + 10² = 1061 so 1061 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
620-861-1061, a primitive calculated from 2(31)(10), 31² – 10², 31² + 10²

Here’s another way we know that 1061 is a prime number: Since its last two digits divided by 4 leave a remainder of 1, and 31² + 10² = 1061 with 31 and 10 having no common prime factors, 1061 will be prime unless it is divisible by a prime number Pythagorean triple hypotenuse less than or equal to √1061 ≈ 32.6. Since 1061 is not divisible by 5, 13, 17, or 29, we know that 1061 is a prime number.