Q: Is 71,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 71,972 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 71972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 947 1,894 3,788 17,993 35,986 and 71,972, with no remainder.
Since 71,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,972, it is not a prime number.