Q: Is 177,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,660 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 177,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 47 54 60 63 70 84 90 94 105 108 126 135 140 141 180 188 189 210 235 252 270 282 315 329 378 420 423 470 540 564 630 658 705 756 846 940 945 987 1,260 1,269 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,692 1,890 1,974 2,115 2,538 2,820 2,961 3,290 3,780 3,948 4,230 4,935 5,076 5,922 6,345 6,580 8,460 8,883 9,870 11,844 12,690 14,805 17,766 19,740 25,380 29,610 35,532 44,415 59,220 88,830 and 177,660, with no remainder.

Since 177,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,660, 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).