Is 977197853 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 977 197 853 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 977 197 853, the only two divisors are 1 and 977 197 853. Therefore 977 197 853 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 977 197 853 is only a multiple of 1 and 977 197 853.
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Since 977197853 is a prime number, 977197853 is also a deficient number, that is to say 977197853 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 977197853 without 977197853 itself (that is 1, by definition!).