Is 31999421 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 31 999 421 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 31 999 421, the only two divisors are 1 and 31 999 421. Therefore 31 999 421 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 31 999 421 is only a multiple of 1 and 31 999 421.
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Since 31999421 is a prime number, 31999421 is also a deficient number, that is to say 31999421 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 31999421 without 31999421 itself (that is 1, by definition!).