Is 13435901 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 435 901 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 13 435 901, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 435 901. Therefore 13 435 901 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 435 901 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 435 901.
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Since 13435901 is a prime number, 13435901 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13435901 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13435901 without 13435901 itself (that is 1, by definition!).