Is 42234977 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 234 977 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 42 234 977, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 234 977. Therefore 42 234 977 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 234 977 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 234 977.
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Since 42234977 is a prime number, 42234977 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42234977 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42234977 without 42234977 itself (that is 1, by definition!).