Is 508423813 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 508 423 813 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 508 423 813, the only two divisors are 1 and 508 423 813. Therefore 508 423 813 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 508 423 813 is only a multiple of 1 and 508 423 813.
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Since 508423813 is a prime number, 508423813 is also a deficient number, that is to say 508423813 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 508423813 without 508423813 itself (that is 1, by definition!).