8.2 - Properties of Prime Numbers
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Practice Questions
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Define a prime number.
💡 Hint: Remember that 2 is the only even prime number.
Give an example of a composite number.
💡 Hint: Think of some even numbers.
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What defines a prime number?
💡 Hint: Recap what makes primes unique.
True or False: Every even number greater than 2 is prime.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of prime numbers.
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Calculate the GCD of 252 and 105 using Euclid's algorithm step-by-step.
💡 Hint: Use the modulo operation to continually replace the numbers.
Prove that there are infinitely many prime numbers using contradiction.
💡 Hint: Think about divisibility and what adding one does.
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