Is 948466957 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 948 466 957 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 948 466 957, the only two divisors are 1 and 948 466 957. Therefore 948 466 957 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 948 466 957 is only a multiple of 1 and 948 466 957.
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Since 948466957 is a prime number, 948466957 is also a deficient number, that is to say 948466957 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 948466957 without 948466957 itself (that is 1, by definition!).