Q: Is 23,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 23,972 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 23972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 461 922 1,844 5,993 11,986 and 23,972, with no remainder.
Since 23,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,972, it is not a prime number.