Is 244514509 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 244 514 509 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 244 514 509, the only two divisors are 1 and 244 514 509. Therefore 244 514 509 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 244 514 509 is only a multiple of 1 and 244 514 509.
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Since 244514509 is a prime number, 244514509 is also a deficient number, that is to say 244514509 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 244514509 without 244514509 itself (that is 1, by definition!).