Q: Is 74,190,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,190,316 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 74,190,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 223 446 892 2,683 5,366 6,913 10,732 13,826 27,652 83,173 166,346 332,692 598,309 1,196,618 2,393,236 18,547,579 37,095,158 and 74,190,316, with no remainder.

Since 74,190,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,190,316, 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).