Q: Is 74,717,826 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,717,826 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 74,717,826 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 303,731 607,462 911,193 1,822,386 12,452,971 24,905,942 37,358,913 and 74,717,826, with no remainder.

Since 74,717,826 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,717,826, 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).