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Prime and composite numbers

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Calculation booster trick

Find the factors of 15

A. 1,2,3,4,15

B. 1,3,5,15

C. 1,2,3,14,15

D. 2,3,4,5
Correct answer: B

Analysis 1x15
15x1
3x5
5x3
 Prime Number

A prime number is a natural number which has

only two factors.
Ex. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17,……
What is a prime number?

A. Number having more than 2 factors

B. Number having only 2 factors

C. Number which is divisible by 2

D. Number which is not divisible by 2

Correct answer: B

Analysis
Quiz Write all the factors of 11.
Factors of 7:

A. 7 B. 1, 7 C. 1 D. 1,2,7
Correct answer: B

Analysis
 Composite Number

Numbers which are not prime are called

composite numbers.
Ex. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15………..
What is composite number?

A. which is having 1 factor

B. which is having 2 factors

C. which is having more than 2 facors

D. which is divisible by 4
Correct answer: C

Analysis
Quiz Write all the factors of 12.
Factors of 8:

A. 1,2

B. 1,2,4,8

C. 2,4,8

D. None of these
Correct answer: B

Analysis
Quiz Is 24 a prime or composite number?
Give the reason.
Factors of 9 :

A. 1,3,9 B. 3,9 C. 3 D. 9
Correct answer: A

Analysis
is 1 a prime or composite number?

A. prime number

B. composite number

C. Both A and B

D. None
Correct answer: D

Analysis is neither prime nor composite

Find the even prime number

A. 4 B. 2 C. 6 D. 8
Correct answer: B

Analysis 2 is a even prime

Write the factors of :-

12 -
Write the factors of :-

12 -

18 -
Write the common factors of :-

12 – 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

18 – 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
Highest common factor
(H.C.F)
What is the HCF of 12 and 30 ?

A. 6 B. 2 C. 12 D. 3
Correct answer: A

Analysis ~
Write the factors of :-

15 -
Write the factors of :-

15 -

20 -
Write the common factors of :-

15 – 1, 3, 5, 15

20 – 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
Quiz Find the h.c.f of 21 and 30
Find the HCF of 30 and 25

A. 5 B. 6 C. 10 D. 15
Correct answer: A

Analysis ~
Quiz Find the h.c.f of 24 and 36
Sum of Continuous Even Numbers

Count the numbers.

2+4= 2×3
Ø

Ø Then multiply the

number with its
2+4+6= 3×4 successor.

2+4+6+8= 4×5
Quiz Find the sum of
2+4+6+8+10
Quiz Find the sum of
2+4+6+8+10+12
Add the given consecutive even numbers.
2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 20 + 22 + 24

A. 156 B. 160 C. 164 D. 170

Correct answer: A

Analysis
Quiz Find the sum of
2+4+6+8+10+12+14