Is 509242141 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 509 242 141 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 509 242 141, the only two divisors are 1 and 509 242 141. Therefore 509 242 141 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 509 242 141 is only a multiple of 1 and 509 242 141.
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Since 509242141 is a prime number, 509242141 is also a deficient number, that is to say 509242141 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 509242141 without 509242141 itself (that is 1, by definition!).