Q8 of 180 Page 2

Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite numbers.

OR


Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural numbers n.


By definition,

A composite number is a positive integer that has a factor other than 1 and itself. Now considering your numbers,




7×11×13 + 13 may be written as, i.e. 13 * (78). So other than 1 and the number itself, 13 and 78 are also the factors of the number. Further, 78 = 39 x 2. So, 39 and 2 are also its factors. So this number is definitely not prime. Hence its composite number.


Similarly, 7×6×5×4×3×2×1 + 5 can be written as , i.e. 5 * (1009). So, other than the number and 1, it have 5 and 1009 as its factors too. So it is also a composite number.


OR


If any number ends with the digit 0, it should be divisible by 10 or in other words its prime factorization must include primes 2 and 5 both as 10 = 2 ×5


Prime factorization of 6n = (2 ×3) n


In the above equation it is observed that 5 is not in the prime factorization of 6n


By Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic Prime factorization of a number is unique. So, 5 is not a prime factor of 6n.


Hence, for any value of n, 6n will not be divisible by 5.


Therefore, 6n cannot end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.


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