Q: Is 177,122,751 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,122,751 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 177,122,751 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 4,541,609 13,624,827 59,040,917 and 177,122,751, with no remainder.

Since 177,122,751 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,122,751, 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).