Q: Is 177,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 177,920 is a composite number.

Why is 177,920 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 177,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 139 160 256 278 320 556 640 695 1,112 1,280 1,390 2,224 2,780 4,448 5,560 8,896 11,120 17,792 22,240 35,584 44,480 88,960 and 177,920, with no remainder.

Since 177,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,920, 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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