Is 167942701 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 167 942 701 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 167 942 701, the only two divisors are 1 and 167 942 701. Therefore 167 942 701 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 167 942 701 is only a multiple of 1 and 167 942 701.
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Since 167942701 is a prime number, 167942701 is also a deficient number, that is to say 167942701 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 167942701 without 167942701 itself (that is 1, by definition!).