Is 878355437 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 878 355 437 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 878 355 437, the only two divisors are 1 and 878 355 437. Therefore 878 355 437 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 878 355 437 is only a multiple of 1 and 878 355 437.
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Since 878355437 is a prime number, 878355437 is also a deficient number, that is to say 878355437 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 878355437 without 878355437 itself (that is 1, by definition!).