Is 964829491 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 964 829 491 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 964 829 491, the only two divisors are 1 and 964 829 491. Therefore 964 829 491 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 964 829 491 is only a multiple of 1 and 964 829 491.
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Since 964829491 is a prime number, 964829491 is also a deficient number, that is to say 964829491 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 964829491 without 964829491 itself (that is 1, by definition!).