Is 48242897 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 242 897 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 48 242 897, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 242 897. Therefore 48 242 897 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 242 897 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 242 897.
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Since 48242897 is a prime number, 48242897 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48242897 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48242897 without 48242897 itself (that is 1, by definition!).