Q: Is 74,125,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,125,924 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 74,125,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,683 5,366 6,907 10,732 13,814 27,628 18,531,481 37,062,962 and 74,125,924, with no remainder.

Since 74,125,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,125,924, 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).