Is 148136201 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 148 136 201 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 148 136 201, the only two divisors are 1 and 148 136 201. Therefore 148 136 201 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 148 136 201 is only a multiple of 1 and 148 136 201.
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Since 148136201 is a prime number, 148136201 is also a deficient number, that is to say 148136201 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 148136201 without 148136201 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
