Is 24040243 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 040 243 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 24 040 243, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 040 243. Therefore 24 040 243 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 040 243 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 040 243.
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Since 24040243 is a prime number, 24040243 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24040243 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24040243 without 24040243 itself (that is 1, by definition!).