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2nd Lecture
2nd Lecture
2nd Lecture
2021
Example 1
(i) Factors of are , , and .
(ii) Factors of are , , and .
(iii) Factors of are , , and .
(iv) Factors of are , , , , and .
We call an integer greater than 1 a prime if its only positive factors are 1 and the
number itself and a composite if it is not a prime.
Example 2
(i) Factors of are and . Positive factors of 7 are and . Therefore
7 is a prime.
(ii) Factors of are , , and . Positive factors of 6 are , 2, 3 and
. Therefore 6 is not a prime. It is a composite.
(iii) Factors of are and . Positive factors of 11 are and .
Therefore 11 is a prime.
(iv) Factors of are , , and . Positive factors of 8 are , 2, 4 and
. Therefore 8 is not a prime. It is a composite.
Example 3
(i) .
(ii) .
1 (iii)
.