Is 48921997 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 921 997 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 48 921 997, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 921 997. Therefore 48 921 997 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 921 997 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 921 997.
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Since 48921997 is a prime number, 48921997 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48921997 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48921997 without 48921997 itself (that is 1, by definition!).