Q: Is 177,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,600 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 177,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 37 40 48 50 60 64 74 75 80 96 100 111 120 148 150 160 185 192 200 222 240 296 300 320 370 400 444 480 555 592 600 740 800 888 925 960 1,110 1,184 1,200 1,480 1,600 1,776 1,850 2,220 2,368 2,400 2,775 2,960 3,552 3,700 4,440 4,800 5,550 5,920 7,104 7,400 8,880 11,100 11,840 14,800 17,760 22,200 29,600 35,520 44,400 59,200 88,800 and 177,600, with no remainder.

Since 177,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,600, 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).