Is 438232387 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 438 232 387 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 438 232 387, the only two divisors are 1 and 438 232 387. Therefore 438 232 387 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 438 232 387 is only a multiple of 1 and 438 232 387.
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Since 438232387 is a prime number, 438232387 is also a deficient number, that is to say 438232387 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 438232387 without 438232387 itself (that is 1, by definition!).