Q: Is 74,305,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,305,380 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 74,305,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,238,423 2,476,846 3,715,269 4,953,692 6,192,115 7,430,538 12,384,230 14,861,076 18,576,345 24,768,460 37,152,690 and 74,305,380, with no remainder.

Since 74,305,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,305,380, 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).