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A Prime number is a positive integer greater than 1 having exactly two factors, 1 and the number itself.
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How would you describe the greatest common factor for any pair of prime numbers?
I would describe it as the number ' 1 '.
Can you Describe the factors of a prime number?
The factors of a prime number are one and itself.
Is the square of a prime number a prime number?
No, never. It would be divisible by the prime number.
Why do you get a prime number answer to a prime number question?
The question is tautological. If the answer was not a prime number then thye question would not be called a prime number question!
Would a consecutive number be a prime number?
No, it would not.
What number would be a counterexample to the following conjecture Prime numbers are odd?
2 would be a counterexample to the conjecture that prime numbers are odd. 2 is a prime number but it is the only even prime number.
Would the number 0 be a prime number?
No.
When you write a number as a product of prime numbers?
A number as a product of prime numbers would be "x".
Why will a prime number times a prime number always equal a composite number?
the two prime numbers will be factors of that number, which would make that number a composite number
Would the number 3.14 be a prime number?
yes
How many factors to each prime number have?
Prime numbers have as factors the number 1 and their own number. Example: 37 is a prime number because its only factors are "1" and "37". If the prime number had further factors, it would no longer be prime.
How would you find the prime factorization of 29?
29 is a prime number
