Is 475223167 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 475 223 167 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 475 223 167, the only two divisors are 1 and 475 223 167. Therefore 475 223 167 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 475 223 167 is only a multiple of 1 and 475 223 167.
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Since 475223167 is a prime number, 475223167 is also a deficient number, that is to say 475223167 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 475223167 without 475223167 itself (that is 1, by definition!).