Q: Is 74,110,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,110,342 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 74,110,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 127 254 283 566 1,031 2,062 35,941 71,882 130,937 261,874 291,773 583,546 37,055,171 and 74,110,342, with no remainder.

Since 74,110,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,110,342, 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).