Is 164916959 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 164 916 959 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 164 916 959, the only two divisors are 1 and 164 916 959. Therefore 164 916 959 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 164 916 959 is only a multiple of 1 and 164 916 959.
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Since 164916959 is a prime number, 164916959 is also a deficient number, that is to say 164916959 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 164916959 without 164916959 itself (that is 1, by definition!).