Is 48144737 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 144 737 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 48 144 737, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 144 737. Therefore 48 144 737 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 144 737 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 144 737.
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Since 48144737 is a prime number, 48144737 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48144737 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48144737 without 48144737 itself (that is 1, by definition!).