Is 264348059 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 264 348 059 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 264 348 059, the only two divisors are 1 and 264 348 059. Therefore 264 348 059 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 264 348 059 is only a multiple of 1 and 264 348 059.
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Since 264348059 is a prime number, 264348059 is also a deficient number, that is to say 264348059 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 264348059 without 264348059 itself (that is 1, by definition!).