Is 37958209 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 37 958 209 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 37 958 209, the only two divisors are 1 and 37 958 209. Therefore 37 958 209 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 37 958 209 is only a multiple of 1 and 37 958 209.
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Since 37958209 is a prime number, 37958209 is also a deficient number, that is to say 37958209 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 37958209 without 37958209 itself (that is 1, by definition!).