Is 47239237 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 47 239 237 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 47 239 237, the only two divisors are 1 and 47 239 237. Therefore 47 239 237 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 47 239 237 is only a multiple of 1 and 47 239 237.
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Since 47239237 is a prime number, 47239237 is also a deficient number, that is to say 47239237 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 47239237 without 47239237 itself (that is 1, by definition!).