If A = {x : x ∈ N, x is prime and x < 2}, what is A?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ∅
The only natural number less than 2 is 1. However, 1 is not a prime number because a prime number must have exactly two distinct positive divisors, namely 1 and itself. Therefore, no natural number satisfies both conditions simultaneously. A set with no element is called the empty set, so A = ∅.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
∅
Why is this the correct answer?
The only natural number less than 2 is 1. However, 1 is not a prime number because a prime number must have exactly two distinct positive divisors, namely 1 and itself. Therefore, no natural number satisfies both conditions simultaneously. A set with no element is called the empty set, so A = ∅.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: The Empty Set, Finite and Infinite Sets, Equal Sets.