Q: Is 74,305,378 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,305,378 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 74,305,378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 823 1,646 5,761 6,449 11,522 12,898 45,143 90,286 5,307,527 10,615,054 37,152,689 and 74,305,378, with no remainder.

Since 74,305,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,305,378, 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).