Q: Is 162,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 162,972 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 162972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 503 1,006 1,509 2,012 3,018 4,527 6,036 9,054 13,581 18,108 27,162 40,743 54,324 81,486 and 162,972, with no remainder.
Since 162,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,972, it is not a prime number.