Q: Is 74,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,536 is a composite number.

Why is 74,536 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 74,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 44 56 77 88 121 154 242 308 484 616 847 968 1,331 1,694 2,662 3,388 5,324 6,776 9,317 10,648 18,634 37,268 and 74,536, with no remainder.

Since 74,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,536, 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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