Is 23329409 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 23 329 409 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 23 329 409, the only two divisors are 1 and 23 329 409. Therefore 23 329 409 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 23 329 409 is only a multiple of 1 and 23 329 409.
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Since 23329409 is a prime number, 23329409 is also a deficient number, that is to say 23329409 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 23329409 without 23329409 itself (that is 1, by definition!).