Q: Is 4,974 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,974 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 4974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 829 1,658 2,487 and 4,974, with no remainder.

Since 4,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,974, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,972	4,973	4,975	4,976
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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