Is 4988 a prime number?
No, 4988 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 4988 = 2 × 2494.
Is 4988 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √4988 ≈ 70.63. If none of them divides 4988, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 4988 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 4988 = 2^{2} \times 29 \times 43 \]Testing 4988 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4988 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (2494) |
| 3 | 4988 ÷ 3 | leaves 2 |
| 5 | 4988 ÷ 5 | leaves 3 |
| 7 | 4988 ÷ 7 | leaves 4 |
| 11 | 4988 ÷ 11 | leaves 5 |
| 13 | 4988 ÷ 13 | leaves 9 |
| 17 | 4988 ÷ 17 | leaves 7 |
| 19 | 4988 ÷ 19 | leaves 10 |
| 23 | 4988 ÷ 23 | leaves 20 |
| 29 | 4988 ÷ 29 | divides exactly (172) |
| 31 | 4988 ÷ 31 | leaves 28 |
| 37 | 4988 ÷ 37 | leaves 30 |
Questions
Is 4988 a prime number?
No, 4988 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 4988 = 2 × 2494.
What is the next prime after 4988?
4993.
What is the prime number before 4988?
4987.
What are the factors of 4988?
1, 2, 4, 29, 43, 58, 86, 116, 172, 1247, 2494, 4988.