Q: Is 74,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,538 is a composite number.

Why is 74,538 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 74,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 101 123 202 246 303 369 606 738 909 1,818 4,141 8,282 12,423 24,846 37,269 and 74,538, with no remainder.

Since 74,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,538, 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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