Q: Is 5,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,004 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 5004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 139 278 417 556 834 1,251 1,668 2,502 and 5,004, with no remainder.

Since 5,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,004, it is not a prime number.


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