Is 42372059 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 372 059 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 42 372 059, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 372 059. Therefore 42 372 059 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 372 059 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 372 059.
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Since 42372059 is a prime number, 42372059 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42372059 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42372059 without 42372059 itself (that is 1, by definition!).