Q: Is 274,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 274,740 is a composite number.

Why is 274,740 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 274,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 190 228 241 285 380 482 570 723 964 1,140 1,205 1,446 2,410 2,892 3,615 4,579 4,820 7,230 9,158 13,737 14,460 18,316 22,895 27,474 45,790 54,948 68,685 91,580 137,370 and 274,740, with no remainder.

Since 274,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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