Is 269878309 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 269 878 309 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 269 878 309, the only two divisors are 1 and 269 878 309. Therefore 269 878 309 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 269 878 309 is only a multiple of 1 and 269 878 309.
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Since 269878309 is a prime number, 269878309 is also a deficient number, that is to say 269878309 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 269878309 without 269878309 itself (that is 1, by definition!).