Q: Is 74,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,232 is a composite number.

Why is 74,232 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 74,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,031 2,062 3,093 4,124 6,186 8,248 9,279 12,372 18,558 24,744 37,116 and 74,232, with no remainder.

Since 74,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,232, 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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