Q: Is 1,272 a Prime Number?
A: No, 1,272 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 1272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 159 212 318 424 636 and 1,272, with no remainder.
Since 1,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272, it is not a prime number.