Is 13638629 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 638 629 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 13 638 629, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 638 629. Therefore 13 638 629 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 638 629 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 638 629.
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Since 13638629 is a prime number, 13638629 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13638629 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13638629 without 13638629 itself (that is 1, by definition!).