Can I change phone numbers on an iPhone?

I just ordered an iPhone 5 for my wife.  I want it for myself, but I'm not eligible yet.  My wife is eligible, but she could care less what phone she uses.  So can I change the iPhone 5 phone number when I get it so that it is my number instead of hers?  And then would need to change my iPhone 4S from my phone number to her phone number.  Is that possible and does it cause any issues with apps or anything like that? 
Thanks in advance!
Greg

You would have to talk to the carrier about actually doing it, but it is certainly doable (AT&T can do it over the air if you just call them) if these are both numbers on one family or shared account.  And no, the phone number will not affect apps or content - that is tied to your AppleID.
If you each have separate accounts it would be more complicated, as the numbers would have to be moved to different accounts.  Again, doable, but honestly, I would prefer to go into my carriers (AT&T) corporate store to do it - that way you have them captive until you are sure it has actually been successfully done and both phones are actually re-provisioned and working with their new numbers.
If you have iMessage accounts associated with those numbers though, before you swap the numbers, select the AppleID in Messaging and log out.  Then log back in (with the right AppleID) once the new number is programmed and it will re-associate the number with the right iMessage account.

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