Q: Is 4,971,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,971,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,971,988 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 4971988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 61 71 82 122 142 164 244 284 287 427 497 574 854 994 1,148 1,708 1,988 2,501 2,911 4,331 5,002 5,822 8,662 10,004 11,644 17,324 17,507 20,377 30,317 35,014 40,754 60,634 70,028 81,508 121,268 177,571 355,142 710,284 1,242,997 2,485,994 and 4,971,988, with no remainder.

Since 4,971,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,971,988, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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