Q: Is 74,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,880 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 74,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 117 120 128 130 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 234 240 260 288 312 320 360 384 390 416 468 480 520 576 585 624 640 720 780 832 936 960 1,040 1,152 1,170 1,248 1,440 1,560 1,664 1,872 1,920 2,080 2,340 2,496 2,880 3,120 3,744 4,160 4,680 4,992 5,760 6,240 7,488 8,320 9,360 12,480 14,976 18,720 24,960 37,440 and 74,880, with no remainder.

Since 74,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,880, 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).