Is 24678943 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 678 943 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 24 678 943, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 678 943. Therefore 24 678 943 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 678 943 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 678 943.
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Since 24678943 is a prime number, 24678943 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24678943 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24678943 without 24678943 itself (that is 1, by definition!).