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Chapter 8

Playing With Numbers — Exercise 8(B)

Class - 6 Concise Mathematics Selina



Exercise 8(B)

Question 1

Write all the factors of :

(i) 15

(ii) 55

(iii) 48

(iv) 36

Answer

(i) Factors of 15 = 1, 3, 5 and 15

(ii) Factors of 55 = 1, 5, 11 and 55

(iii) Factors of 48 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 48

(iv) Factors of 36 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 36

Question 2

Write all the prime numbers:

(i) less than 25

(ii) between 15 and 35

(iii) between 8 and 76

Answer

A prime number is a natural number that is divisible by 1 and itself only.

(i) Prime numbers less than 25 = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 and 23

(ii) Prime numbers between 15 and 35 = 17, 19, 23, 29 and 31

(iii) Prime numbers between 8 and 76 = 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71 and 73

Question 3

Write the prime numbers from:

(i) 5 to 45

(ii) 2 to 32

(iii) 8 to 48

Answer

A prime number is a natural number that is divisible by 1 and itself only.

(i) Prime numbers from 5 to 45 = 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41 and 43

(ii) Prime numbers from 2 to 32 = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 and 31

(iii) Prime numbers from 8 to 48 = 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43 and 47

Question 4

Write the prime factors of:

(i) 16

(ii) 35

(iii) 49

Answer

(i) 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

∴ The prime factor of 16 is 2.

(ii) 35 = 5 × 7

∴ The prime factors of 35 are 5 and 7.

(iii) 49 = 7 × 7

∴ The prime factor of 49 is 7.

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