Is 41742901 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 41 742 901 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 41 742 901, the only two divisors are 1 and 41 742 901. Therefore 41 742 901 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 41 742 901 is only a multiple of 1 and 41 742 901.
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Since 41742901 is a prime number, 41742901 is also a deficient number, that is to say 41742901 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 41742901 without 41742901 itself (that is 1, by definition!).