Q: Is 177,077,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,077,550 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 177,077,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 39 50 65 71 75 78 130 142 150 195 213 325 355 390 426 650 710 923 975 1,065 1,279 1,775 1,846 1,950 2,130 2,558 2,769 3,550 3,837 4,615 5,325 5,538 6,395 7,674 9,230 10,650 12,790 13,845 16,627 19,185 23,075 27,690 31,975 33,254 38,370 46,150 49,881 63,950 69,225 83,135 90,809 95,925 99,762 138,450 166,270 181,618 191,850 249,405 272,427 415,675 454,045 498,810 544,854 831,350 908,090 1,180,517 1,247,025 1,362,135 2,270,225 2,361,034 2,494,050 2,724,270 3,541,551 4,540,450 5,902,585 6,810,675 7,083,102 11,805,170 13,621,350 17,707,755 29,512,925 35,415,510 59,025,850 88,538,775 and 177,077,550, with no remainder.

Since 177,077,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,077,550, 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).