Q: Is 4,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,498 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 4498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 173 346 2,249 and 4,498, with no remainder.

Since 4,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,496	4,497	4,499	4,500
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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