Prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that only have two factors, 1 and the number itself. This means that a prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself. If you divide a prime number by a number other than 1 and itself, you will get a non-zero remainder.
Numbers that have more than 2 factors (but finite number of factors) are known as composite numbers.
What is Prime Number?
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. In other words, a prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself. For example, the first six prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13.
List of Prime Numbers 1 to 1000
| Numbers | Number of prime numbers | List of prime numbers |
| 1 to 100 | 25 prime numbers | 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 |
| 101-200 | 21 prime numbers | 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199 |
| 201-300 | 16 prime numbers | 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271, 277, 281, 283, 293 |
| 301-400 | 16 prime numbers | 307, 311, 313, 317, 331, 337, 347, 349, 353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397 |
| 401-500 | 17 prime numbers | 401, 409, 419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463, 467, 479, 487, 491, 499 |
| 501-600 | 14 prime numbers | 503, 509, 521, 523, 541, 547, 557, 563, 569, 571, 577, 587, 593, 599 |
| 601-700 | 16 prime numbers | 601, 607, 613, 617, 619, 631, 641, 643, 647, 653, 659, 661, 673, 677, 683, 691 |
| 701-800 | 14 prime numbers | 701, 709, 719, 727, 733, 739, 743, 751, 757, 761, 769, 773, 787, 797 |
| 801-900 | 15 prime numbers | 809, 811, 821, 823, 827, 829, 839, 853, 857, 859, 863, 877, 881, 883, 887 |
| 901-1000 | 14 prime numbers | 907, 911, 919, 929, 937, 941, 947, 953, 967, 971, 977, 983, 991, 997 |
| Total number of prime numbers (1 to 1000) = 168 | ||
How to Find Prime Numbers
1) Every prime number (except 2 and 3) can be written in the form of 6n + 1 or 6n – 1.
To check whether a given number is prime or not, you can simply check if it can be written in the form 6n + 1 or 6n – 1.
