Q: Is 4,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,959 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 4959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 29 57 87 171 261 551 1,653 and 4,959, with no remainder.

Since 4,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,957	4,958	4,960	4,961
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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