Q: Is 74,107,403 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,107,403 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 74,107,403 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 289 391 6,647 11,149 189,533 256,427 3,222,061 4,359,259 and 74,107,403, with no remainder.

Since 74,107,403 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,107,403, 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).