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Exercise – 3.1
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2. State whether the following statements are e) All prime numbers are odd.
True or False: False, All prime numbers are not odd.
(a) The sum of three odd numbers is even.
Example: 2 is a prime number but it is also an
False. The sum of three odd numbers is odd. even number.
Example: 7 + 9 + 5 = 21 i.e odd number
(f) Prime numbers do not have any factors.
(b) The sum of two odd numbers and one even False. Since, 1 and the number itself are
number is even. factors of the number
True. The sum of two odd numbers and one
even numbers is even. h) 2 is the only even prime number.
Example: 3 + 5 + 8 = 16 i.e is even number. True. 2 is the only even prime number.
(c) The product of three odd numbers is odd. i) All even numbers are composite numbers.
True. The product of three odd numbers is
odd. False. Since, 2 is a prime number.
Example: 3 × 7 × 9 = 189 It is odd number. 5. What is the greatest prime number between
1 and 10 ?
d) If an even number is divided by 2, the
quotient is always odd. Solutions:
False. If an even number is divided by 2, the 2, 3, 5 and 7 are the prime numbers between 1
quotient is even. and 10. 7 is the greatest prime number among
Example: 8 ÷ 2 = 4 them.
4. Write down separately the prime and 7. Give three pairs of prime numbers whose
composite numbers less than 20. difference is 2. [Remark: Two prime numbers
Solutions: whose difference is 2 are called twin primes].
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 and 19 are the prime Solutions:
numbers less than 20
4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 are the The three pairs of prime numbers whose
composite numbers less than 20. difference is 2 are
3, 5
Home Assignment:
Exercise – 3.1
Q -1. b), c), d), e), h)
Q-2. a)
Q-4.
Exercise – 3.2
Q-2. g) and h)