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To find: the number could be a prime numbers.
Answer to Problem 37PPS
The given numbers 29 and 31 are prime numbers.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
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Given numbers are 27, 29, 31, 33.
Calculation:
Below is the table that gives factors and evaluates the prime numbers for the given numbers.
Number | Factors | Is Prime? |
27 | 1, 3, 9, 27 | No |
29 | 1, 29 | Yes |
31 | 1, 31 | Yes |
33 | 1, 3, 11, 33 | No |
A number which has exactly two unique factors, 1 and itself, is a prime number.
So, from the given numbers 29 and 31 are prime numbers.
Therefore 29 or 31 could be
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