Is 42627617 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 627 617 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 42 627 617, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 627 617. Therefore 42 627 617 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 627 617 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 627 617.
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Since 42627617 is a prime number, 42627617 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42627617 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42627617 without 42627617 itself (that is 1, by definition!).