Q: Is 74,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,460 is a composite number.

Why is 74,460 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 74,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 73 85 102 146 170 204 219 255 292 340 365 438 510 730 876 1,020 1,095 1,241 1,460 2,190 2,482 3,723 4,380 4,964 6,205 7,446 12,410 14,892 18,615 24,820 37,230 and 74,460, with no remainder.

Since 74,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,460, 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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