Is 979431029 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 979 431 029 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 979 431 029, the only two divisors are 1 and 979 431 029. Therefore 979 431 029 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 979 431 029 is only a multiple of 1 and 979 431 029.
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Since 979431029 is a prime number, 979431029 is also a deficient number, that is to say 979431029 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 979431029 without 979431029 itself (that is 1, by definition!).