Q: Is 177,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 177,200 is a composite number.

Why is 177,200 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 177,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 443 886 1,772 2,215 3,544 4,430 7,088 8,860 11,075 17,720 22,150 35,440 44,300 88,600 and 177,200, with no remainder.

Since 177,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,200, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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