Is 13498291 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 13 498 291 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 13 498 291, the only two divisors are 1 and 13 498 291. Therefore 13 498 291 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 13 498 291 is only a multiple of 1 and 13 498 291.
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Since 13498291 is a prime number, 13498291 is also a deficient number, that is to say 13498291 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 13498291 without 13498291 itself (that is 1, by definition!).