Q: Is 4,957 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 4,957 is a prime number.

Why is 4,957 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 4957 can be evenly divided by 1 and 4,957, with no remainder.

Since 4,957 can be divided by just 1 and 4,957, it is a prime number.

Number	4,955	4,956	4,958	4,959
Prime?	no	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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