Q: Is 74,284,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,284,488 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 74,284,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,031,729 2,063,458 3,095,187 4,126,916 6,190,374 8,253,832 9,285,561 12,380,748 18,571,122 24,761,496 37,142,244 and 74,284,488, with no remainder.

Since 74,284,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,284,488, 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).