Q: Is 177,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 177,400 is a composite number.

Why is 177,400 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 177,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 887 1,774 3,548 4,435 7,096 8,870 17,740 22,175 35,480 44,350 88,700 and 177,400, with no remainder.

Since 177,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,400, 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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