Question

The product of two natural numbers is 24 the smallest possible sum of these numbers is

Answer 1

Answer:

10 is the smallest possible sum of numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1 of 2

According to the question,

The product of $2$ natural numbers is 24.

So, the possible pairs of two natural numbers that gives 24 as a product are,

(i) 1 and 24

⇒ 1 × 24 = 24 = 24 × 1

(ii) 2 and 12

⇒ 2 × 12 = 24 = 12 × 2

(iii) 8 and 3

⇒ 8 × 3 = 24 = 3 × 8

(iv) 6 and 4

⇒ 6 × 4 = 24 = 4 × 6

Step 2 of 2

Finding the smallest sum among these 4 pairs:

(i) 1 and 24

1 + 24 = 25

(ii) 2 and 12

2 + 12 = 14

(iii) 8 and 3

8 + 3 = 11

(iv) 6 and 4

6 + 4 = 10

Therefore, among all the four pairs, the smallest possible sum of the pair 6 and 4 is 10.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The product of two natural numbers is 24 the smallest possible sum of these numbers is 6 + 4 = 10

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

The product of two natural numbers is 24

To Find :

The product of two natural numbers is 24 the smallest possible sum of these numbers ?

Solution :

Since we are given the product of two numbers = 24

we know that the possibilities of the two numbers whose product = 24

are

• 24 x 1 = 24
• 12 x 2 = 24
• 8 x 3 = 24
• 6 x 4 = 24

Here sum of numbers  24 + 1 = 25

         sum of numbers 12 + 2 = 14

         sum of numbers 8 + 3 = 11

         sum of numbers 6 + 4 = 10

Hence we can observe that the smallest possible sum = 6+4 = 10

So we can say that the product of two natural numbers is 24 then the smallest possible sum of these numbers is 10

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