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Last updated on February 13th, 2025
Do you feel like checking for prime numbers can be tricky? Determining a prime number is easy. Prime numbers are used in encryption. Here, we discuss the topic called ‘Is 115 a prime number?’.
Since 115 has 4 factors, it is not a prime number. The basic methods to check if a number is prime are the counting divisors method, divisibility method, prime number chart, and prime factorization.
This method will find the total number of divisors of the given number. If there are more than two divisors, then the given number is composite, not prime.
The divisors of 115 = 1, 5, 23, 115
Therefore, 115 is not prime
The divisibility method determines whether a number is composite or not. Make use of the divisibility rule of 2 (if the number is even), the divisibility rule of 3 (if the sum of digits is a multiple of 3), and so on.
The number 115 uses the divisibility rule of 5. Hence, factors of 115 are 1, 5, 23 and 115
This method will check if a number is prime or not with the help of a prime number chart. Only if the number is seen in the chart, then it's a prime.
Prime Factorization expresses the product of prime factors of composite numbers in exponential form. The prime factors of 115 are 5 and 23.
The prime factorization of 115 → 51 × 231
Hence, the prime factors of 115 are 5 and 23
Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
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