Is 83 a prime number?

Yes, 83 is a prime number.

We can find how a number is classified as a prime number using the methods that are mentioned and explained below. 

Divisors of 83 = 1,83 

→ 63 is a prime number. 

In this method, we write down the divisors of the numbers and check if it satisfies the condition for prime numbers. 83 satisfies the condition, it only has two divisors, 1 and the number 83. 
 

If the number 83 is divisible by any number but 1 and 83 it is composite. However, 83 is only divisible by just 1 and 83, therefore it is a prime number. 
 

The prime numbers up to 100 are; 

2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47,

53,59,61,67,71,73,79,83,89,97. 

83 is on the list, it is a prime number. 
 

83 cannot be factorized further into smaller factors. 

83 is a prime number. 

• Prime Number: A number which has only two divisors, that to be 1 and the other is the number itself.

• Composite Number: In mathematics, composite numbers are numbers that should have more than two factors, which is 1 and itself.

• Prime Factorization: In simple terms, prime factorization is a process of writing all numbers as a product of prime.