Is 48757957 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 757 957 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 48 757 957, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 757 957. Therefore 48 757 957 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 757 957 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 757 957.
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Since 48757957 is a prime number, 48757957 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48757957 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48757957 without 48757957 itself (that is 1, by definition!).