Is 996937489 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 996 937 489 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 996 937 489, the only two divisors are 1 and 996 937 489. Therefore 996 937 489 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 996 937 489 is only a multiple of 1 and 996 937 489.
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Since 996937489 is a prime number, 996937489 is also a deficient number, that is to say 996937489 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 996937489 without 996937489 itself (that is 1, by definition!).