Is 47876707 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 47 876 707 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 47 876 707, the only two divisors are 1 and 47 876 707. Therefore 47 876 707 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 47 876 707 is only a multiple of 1 and 47 876 707.
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Since 47876707 is a prime number, 47876707 is also a deficient number, that is to say 47876707 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 47876707 without 47876707 itself (that is 1, by definition!).