Is 46238429 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 238 429 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 46 238 429, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 238 429. Therefore 46 238 429 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 238 429 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 238 429.
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Since 46238429 is a prime number, 46238429 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46238429 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46238429 without 46238429 itself (that is 1, by definition!).