Is 24678923 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 678 923 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 24 678 923, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 678 923. Therefore 24 678 923 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 678 923 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 678 923.
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Since 24678923 is a prime number, 24678923 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24678923 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24678923 without 24678923 itself (that is 1, by definition!).