Is 493008839 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 493 008 839 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 493 008 839, the only two divisors are 1 and 493 008 839. Therefore 493 008 839 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 493 008 839 is only a multiple of 1 and 493 008 839.
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Since 493008839 is a prime number, 493008839 is also a deficient number, that is to say 493008839 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 493008839 without 493008839 itself (that is 1, by definition!).