Q: Is 74,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,172 is a composite number.

Why is 74,172 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 74,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 883 1,766 2,649 3,532 5,298 6,181 10,596 12,362 18,543 24,724 37,086 and 74,172, with no remainder.

Since 74,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,172, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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