Q: Is 4,979,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,979,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,979,421 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 4979421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 311 593 933 1,779 2,799 5,337 8,397 16,011 184,423 553,269 1,659,807 and 4,979,421, with no remainder.

Since 4,979,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,979,421, 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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