Q: Is 13,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 13,972 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 13972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 499 998 1,996 3,493 6,986 and 13,972, with no remainder.
Since 13,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,972, it is not a prime number.