Is 72029137 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 72 029 137 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 72 029 137, the only two divisors are 1 and 72 029 137. Therefore 72 029 137 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 72 029 137 is only a multiple of 1 and 72 029 137.
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Since 72029137 is a prime number, 72029137 is also a deficient number, that is to say 72029137 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 72029137 without 72029137 itself (that is 1, by definition!).