Is 24318673 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 318 673 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 24 318 673, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 318 673. Therefore 24 318 673 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 318 673 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 318 673.
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Since 24318673 is a prime number, 24318673 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24318673 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24318673 without 24318673 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
