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3 consecutive numbers cannot be prime factors. Any three consecutive numbers would include at least one even number. The only even Prime number is 2, and (2,3,4) doesn't qualify.
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Explain what a prime number is?
A prime number has no factors except itself and 1.
What is the definition of a consecutive prime number?
Prime number next to any prime number is called consecutive prime number. Eg:- 2,3,5,7 are prime numbers
Explain why 15 not a prime number?
It has more than two factors.
Is 667 a prime number explain why?
No. It has more than two factors.
Is 59 prime or composite explain?
It is a prime number because its only factors are 1 and itself.
What number has two consecutive prime factors?
6 It's prime factors are 2 and 3.
Explain what a prime number is?
A prime number has no factors except itself and 1.
What is the definition of a consecutive prime number?
Prime number next to any prime number is called consecutive prime number. Eg:- 2,3,5,7 are prime numbers
Explain why 15 not a prime number?
It has more than two factors.
Is 667 a prime number explain why?
No. It has more than two factors.
Is 59 prime or composite explain?
It is a prime number because its only factors are 1 and itself.
How do you Find the prime factors of 1720. arrange the factors in decreasing order and find the relationship between two consecutive prime factors?
1720 860,2 430,2,2 215,2,2,2 43,5,2,2,2 The prime factors of 1720 aren't consecutive.
Could you ever get three consecutive numbers which were all prime explain?
Yes 1 2 and 3 are consecutive and prime
Do the prime factors of a number differ depending on which factors you choose first Explain?
No. It doesn't matter what factors you choose at the beginning, but all the factors should be prime at the end.
How do you explain in English prime factor number?
All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. We call these prime factors. The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6. The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3.
Can an even number be a prime number Explain your answer?
The only even prime number is 2 because it has only two factors which are itself and one.
2 and 3 can consecutive whole number prime number?
Yes, 2 and 3 are consecutive prime numbers.
