Every odd number greater than one is the difference of two squares. This includes all the odd prime numbers. To find the two numbers whose difference of squares equals a particular odd number, divide the odd number by 2. The two numbers are the integers immediately below and above that dividend. For example, 17 is the difference of two squares. Divide 17 by 2 and get 8.5. The two numbers are 8 and 9. 92 - 82 = 81 - 64 = 17.
All odd numbers are in the form of (2n + 1) form some integer n. (2n + 1) can be expanded into (n+1)^2 + n^2, which is the difference of two squares.
You factor the number into prime factors, dividing each prime out.
None. 7 is a prime number.
2 and 5 the difference is 3 which is a prime number
Every odd number greater than one is the difference of two squares. This includes all the odd prime numbers. To find the two numbers whose difference of squares equals a particular odd number, divide the odd number by 2. The two numbers are the integers immediately below and above that dividend. For example, 17 is the difference of two squares. Divide 17 by 2 and get 8.5. The two numbers are 8 and 9. 92 - 82 = 81 - 64 = 17.
No. If the two numbers are consecutive then the difference of their squares need not be factorisable. For example, 4^3 - 3^3 = 16 - 9 = 7, which is a prime. If the smaller number is a then this simply requires that 2a+1 is a prime.
All odd numbers are in the form of (2n + 1) form some integer n. (2n + 1) can be expanded into (n+1)^2 + n^2, which is the difference of two squares.
Prime numbers have two factors. Prime squares have three factors. Square numbers have an odd number of factors but that number varies.
Prime squares
All prime squares have three factors.
No. A prime number is divisible only by itself and 1. Squares have other factors.
Not necessarily. 71 is a prime number, 7 is a prime number, and 71-7= 64, which is NOT a prime number. In most cases, the difference of two prime numbers will not be a prime number. All prime numbers greater than 2 will be odd numbers. The difference between two odd numbers will be an even number. Unless that even number is 2, it is not a prime number. Here are some additional examples: 19, 13: difference 6, not prime 23, 7: difference 16, not prime 53, 31: difference 22, not prime 61, 59: difference 2, prime 113, 109: difference 4, not prime 293, 283: difference 10, not prime 331, 101: difference 230, not prime
Any square of a prime number. For example, 5*5 = 25 has the factors 1, 5, 25. If you square any other prime number, call it "p", the factors of the result are 1, p, p square.
There are an infinite number of prime squares.
squares of prime numbers
Prime squares