Q: Is 177,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,100 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 177,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 23 25 28 35 44 46 50 55 70 77 92 100 110 115 140 154 161 175 220 230 253 275 308 322 350 385 460 506 550 575 644 700 770 805 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,540 1,610 1,771 1,925 2,300 2,530 3,220 3,542 3,850 4,025 5,060 6,325 7,084 7,700 8,050 8,855 12,650 16,100 17,710 25,300 35,420 44,275 88,550 and 177,100, with no remainder.

Since 177,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,100, 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).