Q: Is 74,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,256 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 74,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 17 21 24 26 28 34 39 42 48 51 52 56 68 78 84 91 102 104 112 119 136 156 168 182 204 208 221 238 272 273 312 336 357 364 408 442 476 546 624 663 714 728 816 884 952 1,092 1,326 1,428 1,456 1,547 1,768 1,904 2,184 2,652 2,856 3,094 3,536 4,368 4,641 5,304 5,712 6,188 9,282 10,608 12,376 18,564 24,752 37,128 and 74,256, with no remainder.

Since 74,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,256, 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).