Is 42146131 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 146 131 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 42 146 131, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 146 131. Therefore 42 146 131 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 146 131 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 146 131.
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Since 42146131 is a prime number, 42146131 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42146131 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42146131 without 42146131 itself (that is 1, by definition!).