Is 978274091 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 978 274 091 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 978 274 091, the only two divisors are 1 and 978 274 091. Therefore 978 274 091 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 978 274 091 is only a multiple of 1 and 978 274 091.
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Since 978274091 is a prime number, 978274091 is also a deficient number, that is to say 978274091 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 978274091 without 978274091 itself (that is 1, by definition!).