Is 742116871 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 742 116 871 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 742 116 871, the only two divisors are 1 and 742 116 871. Therefore 742 116 871 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 742 116 871 is only a multiple of 1 and 742 116 871.
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Since 742116871 is a prime number, 742116871 is also a deficient number, that is to say 742116871 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 742116871 without 742116871 itself (that is 1, by definition!).