Q: Is 74,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,940 is a composite number.

Why is 74,940 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 74,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,249 2,498 3,747 4,996 6,245 7,494 12,490 14,988 18,735 24,980 37,470 and 74,940, with no remainder.

Since 74,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,940, 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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