Is 167608489 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 167 608 489 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 167 608 489, the only two divisors are 1 and 167 608 489. Therefore 167 608 489 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 167 608 489 is only a multiple of 1 and 167 608 489.
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Since 167608489 is a prime number, 167608489 is also a deficient number, that is to say 167608489 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 167608489 without 167608489 itself (that is 1, by definition!).