Q: Is 74,193,295 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,193,295 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 74,193,295 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 1,103 1,223 5,515 6,115 12,133 13,453 60,665 67,265 1,348,969 6,744,845 14,838,659 and 74,193,295, with no remainder.

Since 74,193,295 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,193,295, 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).