Q: Is 74,235,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,235,542 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 74,235,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 587 1,174 1,709 3,418 21,719 43,438 63,233 126,466 1,003,183 2,006,366 37,117,771 and 74,235,542, with no remainder.

Since 74,235,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,235,542, 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).