Is 16733909 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 733 909 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 16 733 909, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 733 909. Therefore 16 733 909 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 733 909 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 733 909.
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Since 16733909 is a prime number, 16733909 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16733909 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16733909 without 16733909 itself (that is 1, by definition!).