Is 48620977 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 620 977 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 48 620 977, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 620 977. Therefore 48 620 977 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 620 977 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 620 977.
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Since 48620977 is a prime number, 48620977 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48620977 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48620977 without 48620977 itself (that is 1, by definition!).