Is 138909809 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 138 909 809 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 138 909 809, the only two divisors are 1 and 138 909 809. Therefore 138 909 809 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 138 909 809 is only a multiple of 1 and 138 909 809.
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Since 138909809 is a prime number, 138909809 is also a deficient number, that is to say 138909809 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 138909809 without 138909809 itself (that is 1, by definition!).