Q: Is 4,888 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,888 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 4888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 47 52 94 104 188 376 611 1,222 2,444 and 4,888, with no remainder.

Since 4,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,888, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,886	4,887	4,889	4,890
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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