Is 37574941 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 37 574 941 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 37 574 941, the only two divisors are 1 and 37 574 941. Therefore 37 574 941 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 37 574 941 is only a multiple of 1 and 37 574 941.
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Since 37574941 is a prime number, 37574941 is also a deficient number, that is to say 37574941 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 37574941 without 37574941 itself (that is 1, by definition!).