Q: Is 74,193,292 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,193,292 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 74,193,292 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 598,333 1,196,666 2,393,332 18,548,323 37,096,646 and 74,193,292, with no remainder.

Since 74,193,292 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,193,292, 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).