Is 13617209 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 617 209 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 13 617 209, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 617 209. Therefore 13 617 209 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 617 209 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 617 209.
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Since 13617209 is a prime number, 13617209 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13617209 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13617209 without 13617209 itself (that is 1, by definition!).