Is 987531731 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 987 531 731 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 987 531 731, the only two divisors are 1 and 987 531 731. Therefore 987 531 731 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 987 531 731 is only a multiple of 1 and 987 531 731.
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Since 987531731 is a prime number, 987531731 is also a deficient number, that is to say 987531731 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 987531731 without 987531731 itself (that is 1, by definition!).