Is 167339999 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 167 339 999 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 167 339 999, the only two divisors are 1 and 167 339 999. Therefore 167 339 999 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 167 339 999 is only a multiple of 1 and 167 339 999.
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Since 167339999 is a prime number, 167339999 is also a deficient number, that is to say 167339999 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 167339999 without 167339999 itself (that is 1, by definition!).