Is 48728879 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 728 879 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 48 728 879, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 728 879. Therefore 48 728 879 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 728 879 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 728 879.
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Since 48728879 is a prime number, 48728879 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48728879 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48728879 without 48728879 itself (that is 1, by definition!).