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65,537 is a prime number between 50,001 and 100,000. 65,537 has 2 factors, 1 and 65,537. It is the ??th prime number, and the ??th prime number between 50,001 and 100,000.

It is also the fifth and largest known Fermat prime.

It is commonly used as the public exponent in RSA.

Proofs[]

  • Yes — 65,537 can be divided by 1
  • No — 65,537 cannot be divided by 2-65,536
  • Yes — 65,537 can be divided by 65,537

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • The previous prime number is 65,521, 16 numbers away.

The numbers after[]

  • The next prime number is 65,539, 2 numbers away, Additionally, they are twin primes.
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