Q: Is 14,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 14,972 is 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 14972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 197 394 788 3,743 7,486 and 14,972, with no remainder.
Since 14,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,972, it is not a prime number.