Q: Is 8,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,972 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 8972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,243 4,486 and 8,972, with no remainder.
Since 8,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,972, it is not a prime number.