Q: Is 146,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 146,972 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 146972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 181 203 362 406 724 812 1,267 2,534 5,068 5,249 10,498 20,996 36,743 73,486 and 146,972, with no remainder.
Since 146,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,972, it is not a prime number.