Identify the Number Right Before 4901

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Identify the given number before: $4901$.
• Step 2: Calculate its successor by adding 1.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We are given the number $4901$ as the predecessor.

Step 2: To find the number following $4901$, we add 1:
$\begin{aligned} 4901 + 1 = 4902 \end{aligned}$.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $4902$.