Q: Is 167,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 167,972 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 167972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 857 1,714 3,428 5,999 11,998 23,996 41,993 83,986 and 167,972, with no remainder.
Since 167,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,972, it is not a prime number.