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Math students are often taught that a prime number is sometimes described as 'a number that has only two factors - 1 and itself'.
Try this Algebra quiz all about prime numbers to see if you understand what that really means.
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Prime is a word in its own right
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All the numbers given (along with the correct answer, 8) can be divided into 24 with the result that the answer is a whole number
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There are four factors of 14 - the numbers 1, 2, 7 and 14. Because there are more than two factors, it cannot be a prime number
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All the incorrect answers have three or more factors
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The number 1 has only one factor - itself. Remember the rule, a prime number has TWO factors itself AND 1
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Unfortunately you have to either learn the numbers or work them out
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1 and 101 are the only factors of 101 and therefore it is a prime number
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