Is 44302009 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 44 302 009 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 44 302 009, the only two divisors are 1 and 44 302 009. Therefore 44 302 009 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 44 302 009 is only a multiple of 1 and 44 302 009.
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Since 44302009 is a prime number, 44302009 is also a deficient number, that is to say 44302009 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 44302009 without 44302009 itself (that is 1, by definition!).