Q: Is 74,440,858 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,440,858 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 74,440,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 31 34 62 527 1,054 70,627 141,254 1,200,659 2,189,437 2,401,318 4,378,874 37,220,429 and 74,440,858, with no remainder.

Since 74,440,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,440,858, 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).