Q: Is 1,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 1,972 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 1972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 29 34 58 68 116 493 986 and 1,972, with no remainder.
Since 1,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,972, it is not a prime number.