Is 998979089 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 998 979 089 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 998 979 089, the only two divisors are 1 and 998 979 089. Therefore 998 979 089 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 998 979 089 is only a multiple of 1 and 998 979 089.
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Since 998979089 is a prime number, 998979089 is also a deficient number, that is to say 998979089 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 998979089 without 998979089 itself (that is 1, by definition!).