Is 743235721 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 743 235 721 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 743 235 721, the only two divisors are 1 and 743 235 721. Therefore 743 235 721 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 743 235 721 is only a multiple of 1 and 743 235 721.
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Since 743235721 is a prime number, 743235721 is also a deficient number, that is to say 743235721 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 743235721 without 743235721 itself (that is 1, by definition!).