Is 42279571 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 279 571 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 42 279 571, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 279 571. Therefore 42 279 571 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 279 571 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 279 571.
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Since 42279571 is a prime number, 42279571 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42279571 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42279571 without 42279571 itself (that is 1, by definition!).