MATH 100 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
What is a prime number?
- Answers -a number that is divisible by 1 and itself
What is s composite number? - Answers -a number that has more than two factors
abundant numbers - Answers -numbers whose sum of divisors is larger than the
number
How to test primality of a # using the Sieve of Eratosthenes - Answers -For a given
number,
1)square root it and test all primes that are less than that number by dividing them.
2) if the product is a whole number, then the product will not have a remainder.
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic - Answers
-Every positive integer can be written as the product of prime numbers.
Hailstone Number Sequence - Answers -Number sequence following a specific
pattern..
if n is odd, multiply by 3
What is a prime number?
- Answers -a number that is divisible by 1 and itself
What is s composite number? - Answers -a number that has more than two factors
abundant numbers - Answers -numbers whose sum of divisors is larger than the
number
How to test primality of a # using the Sieve of Eratosthenes - Answers -For a given
number,
1)square root it and test all primes that are less than that number by dividing them.
2) if the product is a whole number, then the product will not have a remainder.
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic - Answers
-Every positive integer can be written as the product of prime numbers.
Hailstone Number Sequence - Answers -Number sequence following a specific
pattern..
if n is odd, multiply by 3
