Q: Is 127,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,972 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 127972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 23 26 46 52 92 107 214 299 428 598 1,196 1,391 2,461 2,782 4,922 5,564 9,844 31,993 63,986 and 127,972, with no remainder.

Since 127,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,972, it is not a prime number.


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