Is 243221981 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 243 221 981 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 243 221 981, the only two divisors are 1 and 243 221 981. Therefore 243 221 981 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 243 221 981 is only a multiple of 1 and 243 221 981.
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Since 243221981 is a prime number, 243221981 is also a deficient number, that is to say 243221981 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 243221981 without 243221981 itself (that is 1, by definition!).