Q: Is 2,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,972 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 2972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 743 1,486 and 2,972, with no remainder.
Since 2,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,972, it is not a prime number.