Q: Is 972,261 a Prime Number?
A: No, 972,261 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 972261 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 59 177 531 1,831 5,493 16,479 108,029 324,087 and 972,261, with no remainder.
Since 972,261 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,261, it is not a prime number.