Q: Is 4,712 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,712 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 4712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 31 38 62 76 124 152 248 589 1,178 2,356 and 4,712, with no remainder.

Since 4,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,712, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,710	4,711	4,713	4,714
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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