Q: Is 512,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 512,972 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 512972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 257 499 514 998 1,028 1,996 128,243 256,486 and 512,972, with no remainder.
Since 512,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,972, it is not a prime number.