Is 14734309 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 14 734 309 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 14 734 309, the only two divisors are 1 and 14 734 309. Therefore 14 734 309 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 14 734 309 is only a multiple of 1 and 14 734 309.
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Since 14734309 is a prime number, 14734309 is also a deficient number, that is to say 14734309 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 14734309 without 14734309 itself (that is 1, by definition!).