Q: Is 74,664 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,664 is a composite number.

Why is 74,664 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 74,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 61 68 72 102 122 136 153 183 204 244 306 366 408 488 549 612 732 1,037 1,098 1,224 1,464 2,074 2,196 3,111 4,148 4,392 6,222 8,296 9,333 12,444 18,666 24,888 37,332 and 74,664, with no remainder.

Since 74,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,664, 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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