Is 24676679 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 676 679 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 24 676 679, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 676 679. Therefore 24 676 679 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 676 679 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 676 679.
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Since 24676679 is a prime number, 24676679 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24676679 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24676679 without 24676679 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
