Q: Is 6,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 6,972 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 6972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 83 84 166 249 332 498 581 996 1,162 1,743 2,324 3,486 and 6,972, with no remainder.
Since 6,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,972, it is not a prime number.