Number 5 - properties and curiosities

5 (number)

5

Number 5 properties

  • Prime
  • Fibonacci
  • Palindrome
  • Harshad
  • Armstrong
  • Automorphic
  • 5 is an odd number.
  • 5 is a palindrome.
  • 5 is a prime number, which means it is only divisible by 1 and itself.
  • 5 is a Sophie Germain prime, which means that 2 x 5 + 1 = 11 is also a prime number.
  • 5 is an Armstrong (or Narcissistic) number, which means it is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits.
  • 5 is Fibonacci number #5.
  • 5 is a Harshad number, which means it is divisible by the sum of its digits (5 = 5, and 5 is divisible by 5).

Prime factorization

Prime factorization of 5: 5.

Divisors

Divisor count: 2

1, 5

Factors of 5 are: 1, 5.

Representations

In octal, 5 is represented as 5.

In binary, 5 is represented as 101.

In hex, 5 is represented as 5.

Roman numeral: V

Curiosities

  • 5 is part of the infinite sequence of prime numbers.
  • 5 appears in the Fibonacci sequence, where each number is the sum of the previous two.
  • 5 reads the same from left to right and right to left.

Quick answers

Is 5 prime?
Yes, 5 is prime.

What are the factors of 5?
1, 5

What is 5 in binary?
101