Is 388717991 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 388 717 991 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 388 717 991, the only two divisors are 1 and 388 717 991. Therefore 388 717 991 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 388 717 991 is only a multiple of 1 and 388 717 991.
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Since 388717991 is a prime number, 388717991 is also a deficient number, that is to say 388717991 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 388717991 without 388717991 itself (that is 1, by definition!).