Q: Is 140,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 140,972 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 140972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 2,711 5,422 10,844 35,243 70,486 and 140,972, with no remainder.
Since 140,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,972, it is not a prime number.