Is 187678987 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 187 678 987 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 187 678 987, the only two divisors are 1 and 187 678 987. Therefore 187 678 987 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 187 678 987 is only a multiple of 1 and 187 678 987.
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Since 187678987 is a prime number, 187678987 is also a deficient number, that is to say 187678987 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 187678987 without 187678987 itself (that is 1, by definition!).