Is 23213429 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 23 213 429 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 23 213 429, the only two divisors are 1 and 23 213 429. Therefore 23 213 429 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 23 213 429 is only a multiple of 1 and 23 213 429.
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Since 23213429 is a prime number, 23213429 is also a deficient number, that is to say 23213429 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 23213429 without 23213429 itself (that is 1, by definition!).