Q: Is 74,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,820 is a composite number.

Why is 74,820 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 74,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 43 58 60 86 87 116 129 145 172 174 215 258 290 348 430 435 516 580 645 860 870 1,247 1,290 1,740 2,494 2,580 3,741 4,988 6,235 7,482 12,470 14,964 18,705 24,940 37,410 and 74,820, with no remainder.

Since 74,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,820, 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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