What type of set is {x ∈ ℕ : x is prime and x divides 1}?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Empty set
The only natural number that divides 1 is 1 itself. However, 1 is not prime because a prime number must have exactly two distinct positive divisors, namely 1 and itself. Therefore, no natural number satisfies both conditions simultaneously. The set has no elements and is consequently the empty set.
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Empty set
Why is this the correct answer?
The only natural number that divides 1 is 1 itself. However, 1 is not prime because a prime number must have exactly two distinct positive divisors, namely 1 and itself. Therefore, no natural number satisfies both conditions simultaneously. The set has no elements and is consequently the empty set.
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.