Is 143142809 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 143 142 809 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 143 142 809, the only two divisors are 1 and 143 142 809. Therefore 143 142 809 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 143 142 809 is only a multiple of 1 and 143 142 809.
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Since 143142809 is a prime number, 143142809 is also a deficient number, that is to say 143142809 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 143142809 without 143142809 itself (that is 1, by definition!).