Q: Is 74,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,900 is a composite number.

Why is 74,900 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 74,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 107 140 175 214 350 428 535 700 749 1,070 1,498 2,140 2,675 2,996 3,745 5,350 7,490 10,700 14,980 18,725 37,450 and 74,900, with no remainder.

Since 74,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,900, 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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