Is 55491497 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 55 491 497 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 55 491 497, the only two divisors are 1 and 55 491 497. Therefore 55 491 497 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 55 491 497 is only a multiple of 1 and 55 491 497.
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Since 55491497 is a prime number, 55491497 is also a deficient number, that is to say 55491497 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 55491497 without 55491497 itself (that is 1, by definition!).