Q: Is 74,646 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,646 is a composite number.

Why is 74,646 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 74,646 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 29 33 39 58 66 78 87 99 117 143 174 198 234 261 286 319 377 429 522 638 754 858 957 1,131 1,287 1,914 2,262 2,574 2,871 3,393 4,147 5,742 6,786 8,294 12,441 24,882 37,323 and 74,646, with no remainder.

Since 74,646 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,646, 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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