Q: Is 74,104,772 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,104,772 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 74,104,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 2,646,599 5,293,198 10,586,396 18,526,193 37,052,386 and 74,104,772, with no remainder.

Since 74,104,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,104,772, 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).