Q: Is 74,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,700 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 74,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 83 90 100 150 166 180 225 249 300 332 415 450 498 747 830 900 996 1,245 1,494 1,660 2,075 2,490 2,988 3,735 4,150 4,980 6,225 7,470 8,300 12,450 14,940 18,675 24,900 37,350 and 74,700, with no remainder.

Since 74,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,700, 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).