Q: Is 74,471,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,471,470 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 74,471,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 323,789 647,578 1,618,945 3,237,890 7,447,147 14,894,294 37,235,735 and 74,471,470, with no remainder.

Since 74,471,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,471,470, 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).