Q: Is 74,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 74,712 is a composite number.

Why is 74,712 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 74,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 283 566 849 1,132 1,698 2,264 3,113 3,396 6,226 6,792 9,339 12,452 18,678 24,904 37,356 and 74,712, with no remainder.

Since 74,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,712, 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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