Q: Is 177,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,072 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 177,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 31 34 42 48 51 56 62 68 84 93 102 112 119 124 136 168 186 204 217 238 248 272 336 357 372 408 434 476 496 527 651 714 744 816 868 952 1,054 1,302 1,428 1,488 1,581 1,736 1,904 2,108 2,604 2,856 3,162 3,472 3,689 4,216 5,208 5,712 6,324 7,378 8,432 10,416 11,067 12,648 14,756 22,134 25,296 29,512 44,268 59,024 88,536 and 177,072, with no remainder.

Since 177,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,072, 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).