Q: Is 246,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 246,972 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 246972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 1,871 3,742 5,613 7,484 11,226 20,581 22,452 41,162 61,743 82,324 123,486 and 246,972, with no remainder.
Since 246,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,972, it is not a prime number.