Is 42656987 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 656 987 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 42 656 987, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 656 987. Therefore 42 656 987 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 656 987 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 656 987.
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Since 42656987 is a prime number, 42656987 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42656987 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42656987 without 42656987 itself (that is 1, by definition!).