Q: Is 562,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 562,972 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 562972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 289 487 578 974 1,156 1,948 8,279 16,558 33,116 140,743 281,486 and 562,972, with no remainder.
Since 562,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,972, it is not a prime number.