Is 11737997 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 11 737 997 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 11 737 997, the only two divisors are 1 and 11 737 997. Therefore 11 737 997 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 11 737 997 is only a multiple of 1 and 11 737 997.
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Since 11737997 is a prime number, 11737997 is also a deficient number, that is to say 11737997 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 11737997 without 11737997 itself (that is 1, by definition!).