Is 14739013 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 14 739 013 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 14 739 013, the only two divisors are 1 and 14 739 013. Therefore 14 739 013 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 14 739 013 is only a multiple of 1 and 14 739 013.
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Since 14739013 is a prime number, 14739013 is also a deficient number, that is to say 14739013 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 14739013 without 14739013 itself (that is 1, by definition!).