Is 243734377 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 243 734 377 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 243 734 377, the only two divisors are 1 and 243 734 377. Therefore 243 734 377 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 243 734 377 is only a multiple of 1 and 243 734 377.
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Since 243734377 is a prime number, 243734377 is also a deficient number, that is to say 243734377 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 243734377 without 243734377 itself (that is 1, by definition!).