Q: Is 74,229,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,229,234 is a composite number.

Why is 74,229,234 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 74,229,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 251 502 753 1,506 2,143 4,286 5,773 6,429 11,546 12,858 17,319 34,638 49,289 98,578 147,867 295,734 537,893 1,075,786 1,613,679 3,227,358 12,371,539 24,743,078 37,114,617 and 74,229,234, with no remainder.

Since 74,229,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,229,234, 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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