Is 48449617 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 48 449 617 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 48 449 617, the only two divisors are 1 and 48 449 617. Therefore 48 449 617 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 48 449 617 is only a multiple of 1 and 48 449 617.
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Since 48449617 is a prime number, 48449617 is also a deficient number, that is to say 48449617 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 48449617 without 48449617 itself (that is 1, by definition!).