Is 168974021 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 168 974 021 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 168 974 021, the only two divisors are 1 and 168 974 021. Therefore 168 974 021 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 168 974 021 is only a multiple of 1 and 168 974 021.
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Since 168974021 is a prime number, 168974021 is also a deficient number, that is to say 168974021 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 168974021 without 168974021 itself (that is 1, by definition!).