Q: Is 177,135,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,160 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 177,135,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 4,428,379 8,856,758 17,713,516 22,141,895 35,427,032 44,283,790 88,567,580 and 177,135,160, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,160, 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).