6983

6983 is a natural number that comes after 6982 and before 6984. It is a prime number.

Mathematical properties: It is odd, not divisible by 2, 3, or 5. A quick check shows it is not divisible by any prime up to its square root (approximately 83), which confirms primality. As 6983 ≡ 3 mod 4, it cannot be written as a sum of two integer squares. It also satisfies 6983 ≡ 5 mod 6, placing it among primes of that residue class.

In other bases: 6983 in binary is 1101101000111, in hexadecimal it is 1B47, and in octal it is 15507. These representations reflect standard conversions between positional numeral systems.

Factorization: since 6983 is prime, its only positive divisors are 1 and 6983.

Other properties: the decimal reversal of 6983 is 3896, which is even, so 6983 is not an emirp (a prime whose reversal is a different prime). As a prime number, 6983 participates in the wider study of primes and their distribution among integers.