Is 142372649 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 142 372 649 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 142 372 649, the only two divisors are 1 and 142 372 649. Therefore 142 372 649 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 142 372 649 is only a multiple of 1 and 142 372 649.
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Since 142372649 is a prime number, 142372649 is also a deficient number, that is to say 142372649 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 142372649 without 142372649 itself (that is 1, by definition!).