Question

2 is the smallest prime number. ( True or False )​

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

2

The smallest prime number defined by modern mathematicians is 2. To be prime, a number must be divisible only by 1 and the number itself which is fulfilled by the number 2.

Answer 2

2 is the smallest prime number.

• The statement is TRUE.

• A Prime Number is a number which can just be divided by itself and 1 without remainders. A prime number will not be divided by any other positive integers without getting a remainder, decimal or fraction.

• The first ten prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29.

• 2 is the smallest prime number and it is also the only even number which is also a prime number because all other even numbers can be divided by themselves, 1 and 2 at least that means that they will have at least 3 factors.

Hence, 2 is the smallest prime number. is a TRUE statement.

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