Q: Is 74,214 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,214 is a composite number.

Why is 74,214 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 74,214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 31 38 42 57 62 63 93 114 126 133 171 186 217 266 279 342 399 434 558 589 651 798 1,178 1,197 1,302 1,767 1,953 2,394 3,534 3,906 4,123 5,301 8,246 10,602 12,369 24,738 37,107 and 74,214, with no remainder.

Since 74,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,214, 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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