Is 48637231 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 637 231 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 48 637 231, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 637 231. Therefore 48 637 231 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 637 231 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 637 231.
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Since 48637231 is a prime number, 48637231 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48637231 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48637231 without 48637231 itself (that is 1, by definition!).