Q: Is 74,745,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,745,216 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 74,745,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 23 24 26 28 31 32 36 39 42 46 48 52 56 62 63 64 69 72 78 84 91 92 93 96 104 112 117 124 126 128 138 144 156 161 168 182 184 186 192 207 208 217 224 234 248 252 273 276 279 288 299 312 322 336 364 368 372 384 403 414 416 434 448 468 483 496 504 546 552 558 576 598 624 644 651 672 713 728 736 744 806 819 828 832 868 896 897 936 966 992 1,008 1,092 1,104 1,116 1,152 1,196 1,209 1,248 1,288 1,302 1,344 1,426 1,449 1,456 1,472 1,488 1,612 1,638 1,656 1,664 1,736 1,794 1,872 1,932 1,953 1,984 2,016 2,093 2,139 2,184 2,208 2,232 2,392 2,418 2,496 2,576 2,604 2,688 2,691 2,821 2,852 2,898 2,912 2,944 2,976 3,224 3,276 3,312 3,472 3,588 3,627 3,744 3,864 3,906 3,968 4,032 4,186 4,278 4,368 4,416 4,464 4,784 4,836 4,991 4,992 5,152 5,208 5,382 5,642 5,704 5,796 5,824 5,952 6,279 6,417 6,448 6,552 6,624 6,944 7,176 7,254 7,488 7,728 7,812 8,064 8,372 8,463 8,556 8,736 8,832 8,928 9,269 9,568 9,672 9,982 10,304 10,416 10,764 11,284 11,408 11,592 11,648 11,904 12,558 12,834 12,896 13,104 13,248 13,888 14,352 14,508 14,973 14,976 15,456 15,624 16,744 16,926 17,112 17,472 17,856 18,538 18,837 19,136 19,344 19,964 20,608 20,832 21,528 22,568 22,816 23,184 25,116 25,389 25,668 25,792 26,208 26,496 27,776 27,807 28,704 29,016 29,946 30,912 31,248 33,488 33,852 34,224 34,944 35,712 37,076 37,674 38,272 38,688 39,928 41,664 43,056 44,919 45,136 45,632 46,368 50,232 50,778 51,336 51,584 52,416 55,614 57,408 58,032 59,892 61,824 62,496 64,883 66,976 67,704 68,448 74,152 75,348 77,376 79,856 83,328 83,421 86,112 89,838 90,272 91,264 92,736 100,464 101,556 102,672 104,832 111,228 114,816 116,064 119,784 124,992 129,766 133,952 135,408 136,896 148,304 150,696 154,752 159,712 166,842 172,224 179,676 180,544 185,472 194,649 200,928 203,112 205,344 222,456 232,128 239,568 249,984 259,532 267,904 270,816 273,792 296,608 301,392 319,424 333,684 344,448 359,352 361,088 389,298 401,856 406,224 410,688 444,912 464,256 479,136 519,064 541,632 583,947 593,216 602,784 638,848 667,368 718,704 778,596 803,712 812,448 821,376 889,824 958,272 1,038,128 1,083,264 1,167,894 1,186,432 1,205,568 1,334,736 1,437,408 1,557,192 1,624,896 1,779,648 1,916,544 2,076,256 2,335,788 2,411,136 2,669,472 2,874,816 3,114,384 3,249,792 3,559,296 4,152,512 4,671,576 5,338,944 5,749,632 6,228,768 8,305,024 9,343,152 10,677,888 12,457,536 18,686,304 24,915,072 37,372,608 and 74,745,216, with no remainder.

Since 74,745,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,745,216, 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).