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is root3 a prime number? and can u give the reason for ur answer also? thankyou!

 May 3, 2014

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is root3 a prime number? and can u give the reason for ur answer also? thankyou!

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√(3) is an irrational number (can't be expressed as a ratio of two integers)

A prime number is an integer ≥ 2 which has no divisors except itself and 1.  Any prime integer can be expressed as a ratio of two integers in an infinite number of ways, thus, √(3) isn't a prime.

 May 3, 2014
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is root3 a prime number? and can u give the reason for ur answer also? thankyou!

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√(3) is an irrational number (can't be expressed as a ratio of two integers)

A prime number is an integer ≥ 2 which has no divisors except itself and 1.  Any prime integer can be expressed as a ratio of two integers in an infinite number of ways, thus, √(3) isn't a prime.

CPhill May 3, 2014

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