Is 46207423 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 207 423 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 46 207 423, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 207 423. Therefore 46 207 423 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 207 423 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 207 423.
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Since 46207423 is a prime number, 46207423 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46207423 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46207423 without 46207423 itself (that is 1, by definition!).