Is 24798493 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 798 493 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 24 798 493, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 798 493. Therefore 24 798 493 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 798 493 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 798 493.
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Since 24798493 is a prime number, 24798493 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24798493 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24798493 without 24798493 itself (that is 1, by definition!).