Q: Is 6,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 6,872 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 6872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 859 1,718 3,436 and 6,872, with no remainder.
Since 6,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,872, it is not a prime number.