Q: Is 177,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 177,996 is a composite number.

Why is 177,996 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 177,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 163 182 273 326 364 489 546 652 978 1,092 1,141 1,956 2,119 2,282 3,423 4,238 4,564 6,357 6,846 8,476 12,714 13,692 14,833 25,428 29,666 44,499 59,332 88,998 and 177,996, with no remainder.

Since 177,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,996, 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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