Is 442138999 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 442 138 999 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 442 138 999, the only two divisors are 1 and 442 138 999. Therefore 442 138 999 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 442 138 999 is only a multiple of 1 and 442 138 999.
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Since 442138999 is a prime number, 442138999 is also a deficient number, that is to say 442138999 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 442138999 without 442138999 itself (that is 1, by definition!).