Q: Is 177,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,120 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 177,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 54 60 72 80 82 90 96 108 120 123 135 144 160 164 180 205 216 240 246 270 288 328 360 369 410 432 480 492 540 615 656 720 738 820 864 984 1,080 1,107 1,230 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,845 1,968 2,160 2,214 2,460 2,952 3,280 3,690 3,936 4,320 4,428 4,920 5,535 5,904 6,560 7,380 8,856 9,840 11,070 11,808 14,760 17,712 19,680 22,140 29,520 35,424 44,280 59,040 88,560 and 177,120, with no remainder.

Since 177,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,120, 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).