Q: Is 177,135,158 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,158 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 177,135,158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 479 958 184,901 369,802 88,567,579 and 177,135,158, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,158, 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).