Q: Is 177,135,165 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,165 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 177,135,165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 937 2,811 4,201 4,685 8,433 12,603 14,055 21,005 37,809 42,165 63,015 189,045 3,936,337 11,809,011 19,681,685 35,427,033 59,045,055 and 177,135,165, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,165, 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).