Is 17968009 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 17 968 009 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 17 968 009, the only two divisors are 1 and 17 968 009. Therefore 17 968 009 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 17 968 009 is only a multiple of 1 and 17 968 009.
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Since 17968009 is a prime number, 17968009 is also a deficient number, that is to say 17968009 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 17968009 without 17968009 itself (that is 1, by definition!).