Q: Is 74,497,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,497,130 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 74,497,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 313 626 1,565 3,130 23,801 47,602 119,005 238,010 7,449,713 14,899,426 37,248,565 and 74,497,130, with no remainder.

Since 74,497,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,497,130, 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).