Q: Is 4,938 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,938 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 4938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 823 1,646 2,469 and 4,938, with no remainder.

Since 4,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,938, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,936	4,937	4,939	4,940
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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