Is 16213139 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 213 139 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 16 213 139, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 213 139. Therefore 16 213 139 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 213 139 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 213 139.
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Since 16213139 is a prime number, 16213139 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16213139 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16213139 without 16213139 itself (that is 1, by definition!).