Is 46138481 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 138 481 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 46 138 481, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 138 481. Therefore 46 138 481 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 138 481 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 138 481.
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Since 46138481 is a prime number, 46138481 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46138481 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46138481 without 46138481 itself (that is 1, by definition!).