Is 38618221 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 38 618 221 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 38 618 221, the only two divisors are 1 and 38 618 221. Therefore 38 618 221 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 38 618 221 is only a multiple of 1 and 38 618 221.
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Since 38618221 is a prime number, 38618221 is also a deficient number, that is to say 38618221 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 38618221 without 38618221 itself (that is 1, by definition!).