Q: Is 74,193,294 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,193,294 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 74,193,294 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,766,507 3,533,014 5,299,521 10,599,042 12,365,549 24,731,098 37,096,647 and 74,193,294, with no remainder.

Since 74,193,294 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,193,294, 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).