Is 14737007 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 14 737 007 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 14 737 007, the only two divisors are 1 and 14 737 007. Therefore 14 737 007 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 14 737 007 is only a multiple of 1 and 14 737 007.
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Since 14737007 is a prime number, 14737007 is also a deficient number, that is to say 14737007 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 14737007 without 14737007 itself (that is 1, by definition!).