Prime and Composite Numbers


 
 
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Prime and Composite Numbers

Prime and Composite Numbers:

We are now familiar with the factors of a number. Observe the number of factors of a few numbers arranged in this table.

NumbersFactorsNumber of Factors

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

1,2

1,3

1,2,4

1,5

1,2,3,6

1,7

1,2,4,8

1,3,9

1,2,5,10

1,11

1,2,3,4,6,12

1

2

2

3

2

4

2

4

3

4

2

6

 

We find that (a) The number 1 has only one factor (i.e. itself)

(b) There are numbers, having exactly two factors 1 and the number itself. Such number are 2,3,5,7,11 etc. These numbers are prime numbers.

      The numbers other than 1 whose only factors are 1 and the number itself are called prime numbers.

(c) There are numbers having more than two factors like 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and so on.

       These numbers are composite numbers.

      Numbers having more than two factors are called composite numbers.

1 is neither a prime nor a composite number

 

 

 

 

 

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Question : 1

__________  has only two factors: 1 and itself.

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

The smallest odd composite number is ___________

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

Which of the following numbers are co- prime?

Right Option : C
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