Is 42863213 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 863 213 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 42 863 213, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 863 213. Therefore 42 863 213 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 863 213 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 863 213.
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Since 42863213 is a prime number, 42863213 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42863213 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42863213 without 42863213 itself (that is 1, by definition!).