Q: Is 972,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 972,942 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 972942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 167 334 501 971 1,002 1,942 2,913 5,826 162,157 324,314 486,471 and 972,942, with no remainder.
Since 972,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,942, it is not a prime number.