Is 492671831 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 492 671 831 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 492 671 831, the only two divisors are 1 and 492 671 831. Therefore 492 671 831 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 492 671 831 is only a multiple of 1 and 492 671 831.
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Since 492671831 is a prime number, 492671831 is also a deficient number, that is to say 492671831 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 492671831 without 492671831 itself (that is 1, by definition!).