Is 48628423 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 628 423 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 48 628 423, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 628 423. Therefore 48 628 423 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 628 423 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 628 423.
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Since 48628423 is a prime number, 48628423 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48628423 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48628423 without 48628423 itself (that is 1, by definition!).