Is 316009979 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 316 009 979 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 316 009 979, the only two divisors are 1 and 316 009 979. Therefore 316 009 979 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 316 009 979 is only a multiple of 1 and 316 009 979.
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Since 316009979 is a prime number, 316009979 is also a deficient number, that is to say 316009979 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 316009979 without 316009979 itself (that is 1, by definition!).