Q: Is 74,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,340 is a composite number.

Why is 74,340 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 74,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 59 60 63 70 84 90 105 118 126 140 177 180 210 236 252 295 315 354 413 420 531 590 630 708 826 885 1,062 1,180 1,239 1,260 1,652 1,770 2,065 2,124 2,478 2,655 3,540 3,717 4,130 4,956 5,310 6,195 7,434 8,260 10,620 12,390 14,868 18,585 24,780 37,170 and 74,340, with no remainder.

Since 74,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,340, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 74,33874,33974,34174,342
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 74,340:


Ask a Question