Q: Is 177,135,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,150 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 177,135,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 1,180,901 2,361,802 3,542,703 5,904,505 7,085,406 11,809,010 17,713,515 29,522,525 35,427,030 59,045,050 88,567,575 and 177,135,150, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,150, 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).