Is 997946321 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 997 946 321 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 997 946 321, the only two divisors are 1 and 997 946 321. Therefore 997 946 321 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 997 946 321 is only a multiple of 1 and 997 946 321.
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Since 997946321 is a prime number, 997946321 is also a deficient number, that is to say 997946321 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 997946321 without 997946321 itself (that is 1, by definition!).