Q: Is 4,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,992 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 4992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 312 384 416 624 832 1,248 1,664 2,496 and 4,992, with no remainder.

Since 4,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,992, it is not a prime number.


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