Q: Is 4,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 4,998 is 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 4998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 49 51 98 102 119 147 238 294 357 714 833 1,666 2,499 and 4,998, with no remainder.
Since 4,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,998, it is not a prime number.