Is 41118509 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 41 118 509 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 41 118 509, the only two divisors are 1 and 41 118 509. Therefore 41 118 509 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 41 118 509 is only a multiple of 1 and 41 118 509.
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Since 41118509 is a prime number, 41118509 is also a deficient number, that is to say 41118509 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 41118509 without 41118509 itself (that is 1, by definition!).