Is 742377479 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 742 377 479 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 742 377 479, the only two divisors are 1 and 742 377 479. Therefore 742 377 479 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 742 377 479 is only a multiple of 1 and 742 377 479.
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Since 742377479 is a prime number, 742377479 is also a deficient number, that is to say 742377479 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 742377479 without 742377479 itself (that is 1, by definition!).