Is 988137727 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 988 137 727 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 988 137 727, the only two divisors are 1 and 988 137 727. Therefore 988 137 727 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 988 137 727 is only a multiple of 1 and 988 137 727.
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Since 988137727 is a prime number, 988137727 is also a deficient number, that is to say 988137727 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 988137727 without 988137727 itself (that is 1, by definition!).