Is 16475467 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 475 467 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 16 475 467, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 475 467. Therefore 16 475 467 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 475 467 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 475 467.
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Since 16475467 is a prime number, 16475467 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16475467 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16475467 without 16475467 itself (that is 1, by definition!).