Is 46242671 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 242 671 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 46 242 671, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 242 671. Therefore 46 242 671 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 242 671 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 242 671.
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Since 46242671 is a prime number, 46242671 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46242671 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46242671 without 46242671 itself (that is 1, by definition!).