Is 48522209 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 522 209 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 48 522 209, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 522 209. Therefore 48 522 209 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 522 209 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 522 209.
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Since 48522209 is a prime number, 48522209 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48522209 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48522209 without 48522209 itself (that is 1, by definition!).