Q: Is 239,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 239,972 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 239972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 3,529 7,058 14,116 59,993 119,986 and 239,972, with no remainder.
Since 239,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,972, it is not a prime number.