Is 47950901 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 47 950 901 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 47 950 901, the only two divisors are 1 and 47 950 901. Therefore 47 950 901 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 47 950 901 is only a multiple of 1 and 47 950 901.
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Since 47950901 is a prime number, 47950901 is also a deficient number, that is to say 47950901 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 47950901 without 47950901 itself (that is 1, by definition!).