4973

4973 is a natural number. It lies between 4972 and 4974.

Mathematically, 4973 is an odd prime. It has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself, and it is not a perfect square or triangular number. The sum of its digits is 23, so it is not divisible by 3.

Base representations: In binary it is 1001101101101; in octal it is 11555; in hexadecimal it is 0x136D.

It is sometimes cited in discussions of primes near 5000, and as a reminder that not all primes near a round number exhibit simple patterns.

As a Sophie Germain prime, 2×4973+1 would be 9947, which equals 7×1421; thus 4973 is not a Sophie Germain prime.