Is 377716187 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 377 716 187 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 377 716 187, the only two divisors are 1 and 377 716 187. Therefore 377 716 187 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 377 716 187 is only a multiple of 1 and 377 716 187.
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Since 377716187 is a prime number, 377716187 is also a deficient number, that is to say 377716187 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 377716187 without 377716187 itself (that is 1, by definition!).