Q: Is 4,731 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,731 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,731 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 4731 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 83 249 1,577 and 4,731, with no remainder.

Since 4,731 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,731, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,729	4,730	4,732	4,733
Prime?	yes	no	no	yes

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

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