Is 48479479 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 479 479 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 48 479 479, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 479 479. Therefore 48 479 479 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 479 479 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 479 479.
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Since 48479479 is a prime number, 48479479 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48479479 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48479479 without 48479479 itself (that is 1, by definition!).