Is 138979847 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 138 979 847 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 138 979 847, the only two divisors are 1 and 138 979 847. Therefore 138 979 847 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 138 979 847 is only a multiple of 1 and 138 979 847.
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Since 138979847 is a prime number, 138979847 is also a deficient number, that is to say 138979847 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 138979847 without 138979847 itself (that is 1, by definition!).