Is 42671539 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 671 539 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 42 671 539, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 671 539. Therefore 42 671 539 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 671 539 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 671 539.
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Since 42671539 is a prime number, 42671539 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42671539 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42671539 without 42671539 itself (that is 1, by definition!).