Is 150739009 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 150 739 009 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 150 739 009, the only two divisors are 1 and 150 739 009. Therefore 150 739 009 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 150 739 009 is only a multiple of 1 and 150 739 009.
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Since 150739009 is a prime number, 150739009 is also a deficient number, that is to say 150739009 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 150739009 without 150739009 itself (that is 1, by definition!).