Is 131576009 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 131 576 009 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 131 576 009, the only two divisors are 1 and 131 576 009. Therefore 131 576 009 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 131 576 009 is only a multiple of 1 and 131 576 009.
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Since 131576009 is a prime number, 131576009 is also a deficient number, that is to say 131576009 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 131576009 without 131576009 itself (that is 1, by definition!).