Is 13371989 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 371 989 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 13 371 989, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 371 989. Therefore 13 371 989 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 371 989 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 371 989.
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Since 13371989 is a prime number, 13371989 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13371989 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13371989 without 13371989 itself (that is 1, by definition!).