Is 488272087 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 488 272 087 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 488 272 087, the only two divisors are 1 and 488 272 087. Therefore 488 272 087 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 488 272 087 is only a multiple of 1 and 488 272 087.
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Since 488272087 is a prime number, 488272087 is also a deficient number, that is to say 488272087 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 488272087 without 488272087 itself (that is 1, by definition!).