Q: Is 5,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 5,972 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 5972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,493 2,986 and 5,972, with no remainder.
Since 5,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,972, it is not a prime number.