Is 117079609 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 117 079 609 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 117 079 609, the only two divisors are 1 and 117 079 609. Therefore 117 079 609 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 117 079 609 is only a multiple of 1 and 117 079 609.
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Since 117079609 is a prime number, 117079609 is also a deficient number, that is to say 117079609 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 117079609 without 117079609 itself (that is 1, by definition!).