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Unique Properties of 53
- 53 is the smallest two-digit prime that does not produce a prime by adding a digit to it
- 53 is the smallest multidigit balanced prime: primes which are the averages of their prime neighbors
- 53 is the smallest prime number separated from the preceding and the following prime number by five non-prime numbers (that is 53 is the smallest number in the middle of two sexy prime pairs)
- The month and day are simultaneously prime a total of 53 times in a leap year
- 53 is the smallest prime p such that 1p1, 3p3, 7p7 and 9p9 are all prime
- 100053 - 53 is prime: note that 53 is the smallest number with this property