Q: Is 4,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,002 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 4002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 29 46 58 69 87 138 174 667 1,334 2,001 and 4,002, with no remainder.

Since 4,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,002, it is not a prime number.


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