Q: Is 74,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,400 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 74,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 31 32 40 48 50 60 62 75 80 93 96 100 120 124 150 155 160 186 200 240 248 300 310 372 400 465 480 496 600 620 744 775 800 930 992 1,200 1,240 1,488 1,550 1,860 2,325 2,400 2,480 2,976 3,100 3,720 4,650 4,960 6,200 7,440 9,300 12,400 14,880 18,600 24,800 37,200 and 74,400, with no remainder.

Since 74,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,400, 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).