Fill in the blanks
(a) A number which has only two factors is called a ………… .
(b) A number which has more than two factors is called a ………… .
(c) 1 is neither ………… nor ………… .
(d) The smallest prime number is ………… .
(e) The smallest composite number is ………… .
(f) The smallest even number is ………… .

Solution:

We will be using the concepts of factors, even numbers, composite numbers, and prime numbers to solve this.

(a) a prime number (Prime numbers have just two factors, 1 and the number itself)
(b) composite number (Composite numbers have factors other than 1 and the number itself)
(c) prime, composite
(d) 2
(e) 4 (The factors of 4 are 1, 2, and 4)
(f) 2

NCERT Solutions Class 6 Maths Chapter 2 Exercise 3.2 Question 12

Fill in the blanks.
(a) A number which has only two factors is called a ………… . (b) A number which has more than two factors is called a ………… . (c) 1 is neither ………… nor ………… . (d) The smallest prime number is ………… . (e) The smallest composite number is ………… . (f) The smallest even number is ………… .

Summary:

(a) A number which has only two factors is called a prime number. (b) A number which has more than two factors is called a composite number. (c) 1 is neither prime nor composite. (d) The smallest prime number is 2. (e) The smallest composite number is 4. (f) The smallest even number is 2.

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