Is 42920351 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 920 351 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 42 920 351, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 920 351. Therefore 42 920 351 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 920 351 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 920 351.
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Since 42920351 is a prime number, 42920351 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42920351 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42920351 without 42920351 itself (that is 1, by definition!).