Is 46973323 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 46 973 323 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 46 973 323, the only two divisors are 1 and 46 973 323. Therefore 46 973 323 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 46 973 323 is only a multiple of 1 and 46 973 323.
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Since 46973323 is a prime number, 46973323 is also a deficient number, that is to say 46973323 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 46973323 without 46973323 itself (that is 1, by definition!).