Q: Is 4,720 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,720 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 4720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 59 80 118 236 295 472 590 944 1,180 2,360 and 4,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,720, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,718	4,719	4,721	4,722
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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