Q: Is 74,125,919 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,125,919 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 74,125,919 can be evenly divided by 1 7 61 67 427 469 2,591 4,087 18,137 28,609 158,051 173,597 1,106,357 1,215,179 10,589,417 and 74,125,919, with no remainder.

Since 74,125,919 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,125,919, 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).