Is 829900873 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 829 900 873 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 829 900 873, the only two divisors are 1 and 829 900 873. Therefore 829 900 873 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 829 900 873 is only a multiple of 1 and 829 900 873.
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Since 829900873 is a prime number, 829900873 is also a deficient number, that is to say 829900873 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 829900873 without 829900873 itself (that is 1, by definition!).