Is 42104911 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 104 911 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 42 104 911, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 104 911. Therefore 42 104 911 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 104 911 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 104 911.
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Since 42104911 is a prime number, 42104911 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42104911 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42104911 without 42104911 itself (that is 1, by definition!).