Q: Is 74,461,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,461,575 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 74,461,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 37 75 111 185 555 925 2,775 26,833 80,499 134,165 402,495 670,825 992,821 2,012,475 2,978,463 4,964,105 14,892,315 24,820,525 and 74,461,575, with no remainder.

Since 74,461,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,461,575, 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).