Is 46000429 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 000 429 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 46 000 429, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 000 429. Therefore 46 000 429 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 000 429 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 000 429.
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Since 46000429 is a prime number, 46000429 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46000429 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46000429 without 46000429 itself (that is 1, by definition!).