Is 117324421 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 117 324 421 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 117 324 421, the only two divisors are 1 and 117 324 421. Therefore 117 324 421 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 117 324 421 is only a multiple of 1 and 117 324 421.
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Since 117324421 is a prime number, 117324421 is also a deficient number, that is to say 117324421 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 117324421 without 117324421 itself (that is 1, by definition!).