Is 942976493 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 942 976 493 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 942 976 493, the only two divisors are 1 and 942 976 493. Therefore 942 976 493 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 942 976 493 is only a multiple of 1 and 942 976 493.
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Since 942976493 is a prime number, 942976493 is also a deficient number, that is to say 942976493 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 942976493 without 942976493 itself (that is 1, by definition!).