Is 37999901 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 37 999 901 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 37 999 901, the only two divisors are 1 and 37 999 901. Therefore 37 999 901 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 37 999 901 is only a multiple of 1 and 37 999 901.
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Since 37999901 is a prime number, 37999901 is also a deficient number, that is to say 37999901 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 37999901 without 37999901 itself (that is 1, by definition!).