Q: Is 72,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,972 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 72972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 2,027 4,054 6,081 8,108 12,162 18,243 24,324 36,486 and 72,972, with no remainder.
Since 72,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,972, it is not a prime number.