Is 24720097 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 720 097 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 24 720 097, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 720 097. Therefore 24 720 097 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 720 097 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 720 097.
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Since 24720097 is a prime number, 24720097 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24720097 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24720097 without 24720097 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
