Is 142467931 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 142 467 931 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 142 467 931, the only two divisors are 1 and 142 467 931. Therefore 142 467 931 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 142 467 931 is only a multiple of 1 and 142 467 931.
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Since 142467931 is a prime number, 142467931 is also a deficient number, that is to say 142467931 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 142467931 without 142467931 itself (that is 1, by definition!).