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Why are prime numbers called prime?
The term originated from the Latin word primus, meaning first in importance. Prime are the important main ingredient of numbers, for every number greater than one is either a prime or a product of primes.
How is adding rational numbers different than adding whole numbers?
Whole numbers are rational numbers with a denominator of 1. The difference with general rational numbers is that the denominators are likely to be different and they must be made the same by converting the fractions into equivalent fractions with the same denominator before the addition can be done - by adding the numerators and keeping the denominator, and simplifying (if possible) the result. With whole numbers the denominators are already the same (as 1) and so the addition can be done straight away.
What are the disadvantages of the Hindu-Arabic number system?
The main disadvantages of the Hindu-Arabic number system is its inability to give an exact value to irrational numbers such as: pi, surds, recurring decimals and even infinity itself.
What is the 2 main subsets of real numbers?
The two main DISJOINT subsets of the Real numbers are the rational numbers and the irrational numbers.
What is a complex fraction?
That means that there is a main fraction; the numerator, the denominator, or both, of it, are in turn fractions.
