Q: Is 74,101,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,101,250 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 74,101,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 625 1,250 59,281 118,562 296,405 592,810 1,482,025 2,964,050 7,410,125 14,820,250 37,050,625 and 74,101,250, with no remainder.

Since 74,101,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,101,250, it is a composite number.

More Examples

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