Which of the following statements about prime numbers is true?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following statements about prime numbers is true?
  1. Every even number greater than 2 is prime.
  2. Prime numbers can only be divided by 1 and themselves.
  3. The number 1 is considered a prime number.
  4. There are infinitely many even prime numbers.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following statements about prime numbers is true?
  • Step 1: Understand what a prime number is. A prime number is a number that is greater than 1.
  • Step 2: Know that a prime number can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself. This means it has no other divisors.
  • Step 3: Check if a number is prime by seeing if it can be divided by any number other than 1 and itself without leaving a remainder.
  • Step 4: Remember that the smallest prime number is 2, and it is also the only even prime number.
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