Q: Is 4,958 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,958 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 4958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 67 74 134 2,479 and 4,958, with no remainder.

Since 4,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,958, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,956	4,957	4,959	4,960
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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