Is 117677983 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 117 677 983 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 117 677 983, the only two divisors are 1 and 117 677 983. Therefore 117 677 983 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 117 677 983 is only a multiple of 1 and 117 677 983.
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Since 117677983 is a prime number, 117677983 is also a deficient number, that is to say 117677983 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 117677983 without 117677983 itself (that is 1, by definition!).