NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 1: Number System - Fill in the Blanks
Question 141

Question. 141

2 is the only ____ number which is even.

Answer:

prime

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

  1. Recall the meaning of prime: A prime number has exactly two factors — \(1\) and the number itself.

  2. Check the number 2: The factors of \(2\) are \(1\) and \(2\).

  3. So, \(2\) has exactly two factors. Therefore, \(2\) is prime.

  4. Also, 2 is even: An even number is any number divisible by \(2\). Clearly, \(2\div2=1\), so \(2\) is even.

  5. Why no other even number is prime? Take any even number bigger than 2. Let it be \(n\), with \(n>2\).

  6. Since it is even, \(n=2\times m\) for some whole number \(m\ge 2\).

  7. That means \(2\) is a factor of \(n\) (besides \(1\) and \(n\)), so \(n\) has more than two factors.

  8. Therefore, any even number other than \(2\) is not prime.

  9. Conclusion: \(2\) is the only even prime number.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 1: Number System – Fill in the Blanks | Detailed Answers