Q: Is 742,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 742,972 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 742972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 89 178 356 2,087 4,174 8,348 185,743 371,486 and 742,972, with no remainder.
Since 742,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,972, it is not a prime number.