Is 498163163 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 498 163 163 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 498 163 163, the only two divisors are 1 and 498 163 163. Therefore 498 163 163 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 498 163 163 is only a multiple of 1 and 498 163 163.
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Since 498163163 is a prime number, 498163163 is also a deficient number, that is to say 498163163 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 498163163 without 498163163 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
