Q: Is 177,135,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,135,405 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 177,135,405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 59 177 295 885 200,153 600,459 1,000,765 3,002,295 11,809,027 35,427,081 59,045,135 and 177,135,405, with no remainder.

Since 177,135,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,135,405, 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).