Is 48168143 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 168 143 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 48 168 143, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 168 143. Therefore 48 168 143 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 168 143 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 168 143.
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Since 48168143 is a prime number, 48168143 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48168143 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48168143 without 48168143 itself (that is 1, by definition!).