Q: Is 177,135,162 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,162 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 177,135,162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 317 634 951 1,902 93,131 186,262 279,393 558,786 29,522,527 59,045,054 88,567,581 and 177,135,162, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,162, 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).