Is 16629629 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 629 629 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 16 629 629, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 629 629. Therefore 16 629 629 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 629 629 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 629 629.
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Since 16629629 is a prime number, 16629629 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16629629 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16629629 without 16629629 itself (that is 1, by definition!).