Is 164344429 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 164 344 429 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 164 344 429, the only two divisors are 1 and 164 344 429. Therefore 164 344 429 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 164 344 429 is only a multiple of 1 and 164 344 429.
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Since 164344429 is a prime number, 164344429 is also a deficient number, that is to say 164344429 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 164344429 without 164344429 itself (that is 1, by definition!).