Is 48418303 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 418 303 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 48 418 303, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 418 303. Therefore 48 418 303 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 418 303 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 418 303.
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Since 48418303 is a prime number, 48418303 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48418303 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48418303 without 48418303 itself (that is 1, by definition!).
