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Here are a few facts about the number 1285:

• 1285 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1285 = 5 × 257
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 = 4. Therefore 1285 has exactly 4 factors.
• Factors of 1285: 1, 5, 257, 1285
• Factor pairs: 1285 = 1 × 1285 or 5 × 257
• 1285 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1285 ≈ 35.8469

5(2⁸ + 1) = 1285. Look at the digits on both sides of that equation. They are the reason that 1285 is the 20th Friedman number.

1285 is the sum of three consecutive prime numbers:
421 + 431 + 433 = 1285

1285 is the sum of two squares two different ways:
33² + 14² = 1285
31² + 18² = 1285

1285 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
160-1275-1285 which is 5 times (32-255-257)
637-1116-1285 calculated from 31² – 18², 2(31)(18), 31² + 18²
771-1028-1285 which is (3-4-5) times 257
893-924-1285 calculated from 33² – 14², 2(33)(14), 33² + 14²