Q: Is 9,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 9,972 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 9972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 277 554 831 1,108 1,662 2,493 3,324 4,986 and 9,972, with no remainder.
Since 9,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,972, it is not a prime number.