Is 16736737 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 16 736 737 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 16 736 737, the only two divisors are 1 and 16 736 737. Therefore 16 736 737 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 16 736 737 is only a multiple of 1 and 16 736 737.
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Since 16736737 is a prime number, 16736737 is also a deficient number, that is to say 16736737 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 16736737 without 16736737 itself (that is 1, by definition!).