Q: Is 508,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 508,972 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 508972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 37 38 74 76 148 181 362 703 724 1,406 2,812 3,439 6,697 6,878 13,394 13,756 26,788 127,243 254,486 and 508,972, with no remainder.
Since 508,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,972, it is not a prime number.