Is 47729323 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 47 729 323 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 47 729 323, the only two divisors are 1 and 47 729 323. Therefore 47 729 323 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 47 729 323 is only a multiple of 1 and 47 729 323.
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Since 47729323 is a prime number, 47729323 is also a deficient number, that is to say 47729323 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 47729323 without 47729323 itself (that is 1, by definition!).