Q: Is 42,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,972 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 42972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,581 7,162 10,743 14,324 21,486 and 42,972, with no remainder.
Since 42,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,972, it is not a prime number.