Q: Is 74,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,424 is a composite number.

Why is 74,424 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 74,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 443 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 3,101 3,544 5,316 6,202 9,303 10,632 12,404 18,606 24,808 37,212 and 74,424, with no remainder.

Since 74,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,424, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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