Is 98423167 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 98 423 167 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 98 423 167, the only two divisors are 1 and 98 423 167. Therefore 98 423 167 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 98 423 167 is only a multiple of 1 and 98 423 167.
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Since 98423167 is a prime number, 98423167 is also a deficient number, that is to say 98423167 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 98423167 without 98423167 itself (that is 1, by definition!).