Is 378179993 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 378 179 993 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 378 179 993, the only two divisors are 1 and 378 179 993. Therefore 378 179 993 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 378 179 993 is only a multiple of 1 and 378 179 993.
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Since 378179993 is a prime number, 378179993 is also a deficient number, that is to say 378179993 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 378179993 without 378179993 itself (that is 1, by definition!).