Look at the list of primes till 100. What is the smallest difference between two successive primes? Class 6

Look at the list of primes till 100. What is the smallest difference between two successive primes? Class 6

Question 1.

Look at the list of primes till 100. What is the smallest difference between two successive primes? What is the largest difference? Class 6

Solution:

Smallest difference = 3 - 2 = 1.

Largest difference = 97 - 89 = 8.

Question 2.

Are there an equal number of primes occurring in every row in the table on the previous page in your textbook? Which decades have the least number of primes? Which have the most number of primes? Class 6

Solution:

No 10th (last decade) has least number of primes (only 97).

1st and IInd decades have most number of primes (4 each).

Question 3.

Which of the following numbers are prime? 23, 51, 37, 26 Class 6

Solution:

23 and 37 are primes.