Q: Is 74,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,000 is a composite number.

Why is 74,000 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 74,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 37 40 50 74 80 100 125 148 185 200 250 296 370 400 500 592 740 925 1,000 1,480 1,850 2,000 2,960 3,700 4,625 7,400 9,250 14,800 18,500 37,000 and 74,000, with no remainder.

Since 74,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,000, 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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