Is 118439677 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 118 439 677 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 118 439 677, the only two divisors are 1 and 118 439 677. Therefore 118 439 677 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 118 439 677 is only a multiple of 1 and 118 439 677.
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Since 118439677 is a prime number, 118439677 is also a deficient number, that is to say 118439677 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 118439677 without 118439677 itself (that is 1, by definition!).