Q: Is 74,125,715 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,125,715 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 74,125,715 can be evenly divided by 1 5 227 1,135 65,309 326,545 14,825,143 and 74,125,715, with no remainder.

Since 74,125,715 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,125,715, 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).