Is 13055311 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 055 311 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 13 055 311, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 055 311. Therefore 13 055 311 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 055 311 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 055 311.
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Since 13055311 is a prime number, 13055311 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13055311 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13055311 without 13055311 itself (that is 1, by definition!).