Is 116942629 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 116 942 629 is a prime number.
Indeed, the definition of a prime numbers is to have exactly two distinct positive divisors, 1 and itself. A number is a divisor of another number when the remainder of Euclid’s division of the second one by the first one is zero. Concerning the number 116 942 629, the only two divisors are 1 and 116 942 629. Therefore 116 942 629 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 116 942 629 is only a multiple of 1 and 116 942 629.
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Since 116942629 is a prime number, 116942629 is also a deficient number, that is to say 116942629 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 116942629 without 116942629 itself (that is 1, by definition!).