Q: Is 176,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 176,700 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 176,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 31 38 50 57 60 62 75 76 93 95 100 114 124 150 155 186 190 228 285 300 310 372 380 465 475 570 589 620 775 930 950 1,140 1,178 1,425 1,550 1,767 1,860 1,900 2,325 2,356 2,850 2,945 3,100 3,534 4,650 5,700 5,890 7,068 8,835 9,300 11,780 14,725 17,670 29,450 35,340 44,175 58,900 88,350 and 176,700, with no remainder.

Since 176,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 176,700, 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).