Is 4989 a prime number?
No, 4989 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 3: 4989 = 3 × 1663.
Is 4989 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 √4989 ≈ 70.63. If none of them divides 4989, it is prime.
- 3
3 divides 4989 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 4989 = 3 \times 1663 \]
Testing 4989 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4989 ÷ 2 | leaves 1 |
| 3 | 4989 ÷ 3 | divides exactly (1663) |
| 5 | 4989 ÷ 5 | leaves 4 |
| 7 | 4989 ÷ 7 | leaves 5 |
| 11 | 4989 ÷ 11 | leaves 6 |
| 13 | 4989 ÷ 13 | leaves 10 |
| 17 | 4989 ÷ 17 | leaves 8 |
| 19 | 4989 ÷ 19 | leaves 11 |
| 23 | 4989 ÷ 23 | leaves 21 |
| 29 | 4989 ÷ 29 | leaves 1 |
| 31 | 4989 ÷ 31 | leaves 29 |
| 37 | 4989 ÷ 37 | leaves 31 |
Questions
Is 4989 a prime number?
No, 4989 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 3: 4989 = 3 × 1663.
What is the next prime after 4989?
4993.
What is the prime number before 4989?
4987.
What are the factors of 4989?
1, 3, 1663, 4989.