Is 35938429 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 35 938 429 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 35 938 429, the only two divisors are 1 and 35 938 429. Therefore 35 938 429 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 35 938 429 is only a multiple of 1 and 35 938 429.
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Since 35938429 is a prime number, 35938429 is also a deficient number, that is to say 35938429 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 35938429 without 35938429 itself (that is 1, by definition!).