Is 48976339 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 976 339 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 48 976 339, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 976 339. Therefore 48 976 339 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 976 339 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 976 339.
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Since 48976339 is a prime number, 48976339 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48976339 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48976339 without 48976339 itself (that is 1, by definition!).