Is 42244357 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 244 357 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 42 244 357, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 244 357. Therefore 42 244 357 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 244 357 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 244 357.
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Since 42244357 is a prime number, 42244357 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42244357 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42244357 without 42244357 itself (that is 1, by definition!).