Is 24018979 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 018 979 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 24 018 979, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 018 979. Therefore 24 018 979 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 018 979 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 018 979.
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Since 24018979 is a prime number, 24018979 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24018979 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24018979 without 24018979 itself (that is 1, by definition!).