Consider the numbers 13, 16, 27, and 41.
a. Which of these numbers are prime? How do you know?
b. Which of these numbers are composite? How do you know?
find the PRIME numbers
To determine if a number is prime, we need to check if it is divisible by any number other than 1 and itself.
a. The number 13 is prime because it is only divisible by 1 and 13.
The number 16 is composite because it is divisible by 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
The number 27 is composite because it is divisible by 1, 3, 9, and 27.
The number 41 is prime because it is only divisible by 1 and 41.
Therefore, the prime numbers in the list are 13 and 41.