Is 24948481 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 24 948 481 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 24 948 481, the only two divisors are 1 and 24 948 481. Therefore 24 948 481 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 24 948 481 is only a multiple of 1 and 24 948 481.
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Since 24948481 is a prime number, 24948481 is also a deficient number, that is to say 24948481 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 24948481 without 24948481 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
