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Writing a number as a product of any other number.

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Writing a number as a product of only prime factors.

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Writing a number as a sum of only prime factors.

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Writing a number as a sum of any other numbers.

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Solution

The correct option is B
Writing a number as a product of only prime factors.

Prime factorization is finding the factors of a number that are all prime.

Eg:- 12 = 2×2×3

36=2×2×3×3 etc.

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State whether the following statements are True or False:

(a) The sum of three odd numbers is even.

(b) The sum of two odd numbers and one even number is even.

(d) If an even number is divided by 2, the quotient is always odd.

(e) All prime numbers are odd.

(f) Prime numbers do not have any factors.

(g) Sum of two prime numbers is always even.

(h) 2 is the only even prime number.

(i) All even numbers are composite numbers.

(j) The product of two even numbers is always even.

Two numbers having only ___ as a common factor are called co-prime numbers.

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