Question

Which of the following numbers are prime numbers? 2, 12, 17, 19, 24, 37, 42, 48, 51, 57, 97, 99, 100. Which are composite numbers: 29, 35, 37, 42, 48, 51, 66, 87, 99, 100.​

Answer 1

Answer:

PRIME NUMBER: A whole number that has only two factors, one and itself.

Example: 7 is considered prime because the only factors that will

equal 7 is 1 x 7.

COMPOSITE NUMBER: A whole number that has two or more factors.

Example: 8 is considered composite because it has more than two

factors that when multiplied together will equal 8.

1 x 8 and 2 x 4 both equal 8

Answer 2

Answer:

Prime no. - 2, 17, 19, 37, 97

Composite no. - 35, 42, 48, 51, 66, 87, 99, 100

Step-by-step explanation:

Prime no. are those who only have 2 factors.For ex- 2 it has only 2 factors that are : 1 & 2

Composite no. are those who have more than 2 factors. For ex- 4, it has 3 factors which are 1,2 & 4

Hope it helps you!