Is 118179923 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 118 179 923 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 118 179 923, the only two divisors are 1 and 118 179 923. Therefore 118 179 923 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 118 179 923 is only a multiple of 1 and 118 179 923.
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Since 118179923 is a prime number, 118179923 is also a deficient number, that is to say 118179923 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 118179923 without 118179923 itself (that is 1, by definition!).