Q: Is 74,560,735 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,560,735 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 74,560,735 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 37 155 185 1,147 5,735 13,001 65,005 403,031 481,037 2,015,155 2,405,185 14,912,147 and 74,560,735, with no remainder.

Since 74,560,735 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,560,735, 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).