Q: Is 74,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,736 is a composite number.

Why is 74,736 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 74,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 173 216 346 432 519 692 1,038 1,384 1,557 2,076 2,768 3,114 4,152 4,671 6,228 8,304 9,342 12,456 18,684 24,912 37,368 and 74,736, with no remainder.

Since 74,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,736, 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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