Is 22216009 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 22 216 009 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 22 216 009, the only two divisors are 1 and 22 216 009. Therefore 22 216 009 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 22 216 009 is only a multiple of 1 and 22 216 009.
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Since 22216009 is a prime number, 22216009 is also a deficient number, that is to say 22216009 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 22216009 without 22216009 itself (that is 1, by definition!).