Is 41998511 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 41 998 511 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 41 998 511, the only two divisors are 1 and 41 998 511. Therefore 41 998 511 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 41 998 511 is only a multiple of 1 and 41 998 511.
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Since 41998511 is a prime number, 41998511 is also a deficient number, that is to say 41998511 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 41998511 without 41998511 itself (that is 1, by definition!).