Q: Is 177,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 177,840 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 177,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 24 26 30 36 38 39 40 45 48 52 57 60 65 72 76 78 80 90 95 104 114 117 120 130 144 152 156 171 180 190 195 208 228 234 240 247 260 285 304 312 342 360 380 390 456 468 494 520 570 585 624 684 720 741 760 780 855 912 936 988 1,040 1,140 1,170 1,235 1,368 1,482 1,520 1,560 1,710 1,872 1,976 2,223 2,280 2,340 2,470 2,736 2,964 3,120 3,420 3,705 3,952 4,446 4,560 4,680 4,940 5,928 6,840 7,410 8,892 9,360 9,880 11,115 11,856 13,680 14,820 17,784 19,760 22,230 29,640 35,568 44,460 59,280 88,920 and 177,840, with no remainder.

Since 177,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,840, 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).