Is 16240907 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 240 907 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 16 240 907, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 240 907. Therefore 16 240 907 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 240 907 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 240 907.
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Since 16240907 is a prime number, 16240907 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16240907 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16240907 without 16240907 itself (that is 1, by definition!).