283 is the natural number following 282 and preceding 284.

In mathematics

• 283 is an odd prime number,^[1] a twin prime with 281, and a super prime, meaning that it is the nth prime where n is a prime number as well.^[2]
• 283 is a strictly non palindromic number. That means that between base 2 and base n-2, that number is never palindromic.^[3]
• 283 is a number such that 4²⁸³-3²⁸³ is prime.^[4]
• 283 is equivalent to 2⁵+8+3⁵.

World Records

• In 2015, Kris Russell set the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of shots blocked in an NHL season. The record was 283 shots blocked.^[5]
• According to Professor Olu Tomori, the English language has the greatest number of irregular verbs as 283.^[6]
• On November 21, 2012, the fastest time to climb a vertical corridor was achieved in Beijing by Zhisheng Fang with a time of 28.3 seconds.^[7]
• In the Marshall Islands, the largest atoll is found with a length of 283 km.^[8]
• On May 13, 2023, the longest standing jump was completed by Lorenz Wetsher with a grand total of 2.83 m distance.^[9]

Other fields

• The calendar years 283 AD and 283 BC.
• 283 is the number of several highways in Canada, Japan, and the United States.
• 283 Emma is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France.^[10]