Q: Is 4,988 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,988 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 4988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 43 58 86 116 172 1,247 2,494 and 4,988, with no remainder.

Since 4,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,988, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,986	4,987	4,989	4,990
Prime?	no	yes	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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