Is 988612601 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 988 612 601 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 988 612 601, the only two divisors are 1 and 988 612 601. Therefore 988 612 601 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 988 612 601 is only a multiple of 1 and 988 612 601.
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Since 988612601 is a prime number, 988612601 is also a deficient number, that is to say 988612601 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 988612601 without 988612601 itself (that is 1, by definition!).