Q: Is 62,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 62,972 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 62972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 173 182 346 364 692 1,211 2,249 2,422 4,498 4,844 8,996 15,743 31,486 and 62,972, with no remainder.
Since 62,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,972, it is not a prime number.