Q: Is 74,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,976 is a composite number.

Why is 74,976 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 74,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 71 88 96 132 142 176 213 264 284 352 426 528 568 781 852 1,056 1,136 1,562 1,704 2,272 2,343 3,124 3,408 4,686 6,248 6,816 9,372 12,496 18,744 24,992 37,488 and 74,976, with no remainder.

Since 74,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,976, 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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