Is 24374809 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 374 809 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 24 374 809, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 374 809. Therefore 24 374 809 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 374 809 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 374 809.
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Since 24374809 is a prime number, 24374809 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24374809 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24374809 without 24374809 itself (that is 1, by definition!).