Q: Is 4,879 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,879 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 4879 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 41 119 287 697 and 4,879, with no remainder.

Since 4,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,879, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,877	4,878	4,880	4,881
Prime?	yes	no	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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