Q: Is 11,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 11,972 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 11972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 73 82 146 164 292 2,993 5,986 and 11,972, with no remainder.
Since 11,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,972, it is not a prime number.