Is 118417921 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 118 417 921 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 118 417 921, the only two divisors are 1 and 118 417 921. Therefore 118 417 921 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 118 417 921 is only a multiple of 1 and 118 417 921.
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Since 118417921 is a prime number, 118417921 is also a deficient number, that is to say 118417921 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 118417921 without 118417921 itself (that is 1, by definition!).