Is 488501903 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 488 501 903 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 488 501 903, the only two divisors are 1 and 488 501 903. Therefore 488 501 903 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 488 501 903 is only a multiple of 1 and 488 501 903.
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Since 488501903 is a prime number, 488501903 is also a deficient number, that is to say 488501903 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 488501903 without 488501903 itself (that is 1, by definition!).