Is 167504747 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 167 504 747 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 167 504 747, the only two divisors are 1 and 167 504 747. Therefore 167 504 747 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 167 504 747 is only a multiple of 1 and 167 504 747.
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Since 167504747 is a prime number, 167504747 is also a deficient number, that is to say 167504747 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 167504747 without 167504747 itself (that is 1, by definition!).