Is 53738701 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 53 738 701 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 53 738 701, the only two divisors are 1 and 53 738 701. Therefore 53 738 701 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 53 738 701 is only a multiple of 1 and 53 738 701.
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Since 53738701 is a prime number, 53738701 is also a deficient number, that is to say 53738701 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 53738701 without 53738701 itself (that is 1, by definition!).