Is 142444249 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 142 444 249 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 142 444 249, the only two divisors are 1 and 142 444 249. Therefore 142 444 249 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 142 444 249 is only a multiple of 1 and 142 444 249.
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Since 142444249 is a prime number, 142444249 is also a deficient number, that is to say 142444249 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 142444249 without 142444249 itself (that is 1, by definition!).