Prime Numbers Worksheet With Answers - 4-14 Challenge

A Prime Numbers Worksheet with Answers - 4-14 Challenge is a learning resource designed to help students practice identifying and understanding prime numbers. It provides a set of problems related to prime numbers along with the corresponding answers to check their work.

FAQ

Q: What is the definition of a prime number?A: A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

Q: What are the first few prime numbers?A: The first few prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13.

Q: What is the largest prime number?A: The largest known prime number is currently over 23 million digits long.

Q: How do you determine if a number is prime?A: To determine if a number is prime, you can divide it by all numbers less than itself and check if any of them divide evenly into it.

Q: What is the prime factorization of a number?A: The prime factorization of a number is the expression of that number as a product of its prime factors.

Q: What is the prime factorization of 24?A: The prime factorization of 24 is 2^3 * 3.

Q: Can the number 1 be considered prime?A: No, the number 1 is not considered prime because it does not meet the definition of a prime number (being greater than 1).

Q: Are there an infinite number of prime numbers?A: Yes, there are infinitely many prime numbers. This was proven by mathematician Euclid over 2,000 years ago.

Q: What is the Sieve of Eratosthenes?A: The Sieve of Eratosthenes is a simple and efficient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified limit.