Is 388288987 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 388 288 987 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 388 288 987, the only two divisors are 1 and 388 288 987. Therefore 388 288 987 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 388 288 987 is only a multiple of 1 and 388 288 987.
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Since 388288987 is a prime number, 388288987 is also a deficient number, that is to say 388288987 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 388288987 without 388288987 itself (that is 1, by definition!).