Is 493268507 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 493 268 507 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 493 268 507, the only two divisors are 1 and 493 268 507. Therefore 493 268 507 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 493 268 507 is only a multiple of 1 and 493 268 507.
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Since 493268507 is a prime number, 493268507 is also a deficient number, that is to say 493268507 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 493268507 without 493268507 itself (that is 1, by definition!).