WONDER #190: What Is a Prime Number?

Question 1 of 3

Which numbers between 1 and 10 are prime?

  1. 1, 2, 3, 5
  2. 2, 3, 5, 7
  3. 1, 3, 5, 7
  4. 3, 5, 7, 9

Question 2 of 3

What do you call numbers that are not prime?

  1. odd numbers
  2. even numbers
  3. composite numbers
  4. unique numbers

Question 3 of 3

Which mathematician proved that an infinite number of prime numbers exists?

  1. Archimedes
  2. Aristotle
  3. Euclid
  4. Newton

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