Is 41387407 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 41 387 407 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 41 387 407, the only two divisors are 1 and 41 387 407. Therefore 41 387 407 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 41 387 407 is only a multiple of 1 and 41 387 407.
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Since 41387407 is a prime number, 41387407 is also a deficient number, that is to say 41387407 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 41387407 without 41387407 itself (that is 1, by definition!).