Is 820316221 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 820 316 221 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 820 316 221, the only two divisors are 1 and 820 316 221. Therefore 820 316 221 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 820 316 221 is only a multiple of 1 and 820 316 221.
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Since 820316221 is a prime number, 820316221 is also a deficient number, that is to say 820316221 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 820316221 without 820316221 itself (that is 1, by definition!).