Q: Is 74,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 74,970 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 74,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 30 34 35 42 45 49 51 63 70 85 90 98 102 105 119 126 147 153 170 210 238 245 255 294 306 315 357 441 490 510 595 630 714 735 765 833 882 1,071 1,190 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,785 2,142 2,205 2,499 3,570 4,165 4,410 4,998 5,355 7,497 8,330 10,710 12,495 14,994 24,990 37,485 and 74,970, with no remainder.

Since 74,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,970, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).