# Is 29 A Prime Number

Is 29 A Prime Number
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Prime numbers have only 2 factors 1 and the number itself. Do you know if 29 is a prime number? What about other numbers like 19, 49,  39 ? is 39 a prime? is 19 a prime? is 49 a prime? Check out the interactive questions and solved examples to know more about the lesson and try your hand at solving a few interesting practice questions at the end of the page.

## Is 29 a Prime Number?

The number which is only divisible by either $$1$$ or by itself is a prime number.

or In other words "a number that is a multiple of only 1 and itself.

For example: Is 29 prime?

The answer is yes. Because it only has two factors as $$1$$ and $$29$$

Let us take one more example: Is $$19$$ a prime number?

The answer will be yes, as it only has $$1$$ and only $$19$$ as the number that can completely divide it leaving no remainder behind.

$$39$$ is a prime number.

Do you know why?

$$39$$ is completely divisible by $$1$$ and $$39$$ only.

This means it exactly has two factors which makes it a prime number.

Let us take an example of another number 49

Is 49 a prime number?

1 and 49 are factors of 49

But, Wait!  $$7 \times 7 is 49$$ which means 7 is also a factor of 49. So, 49 has 3 factors 1,7, and 49. So it is not a prime number. It is a composite number.

In the Number chart below, few numbers are circled in yellow.

Can you verify if all these numbers are prime numbers?

## Is 29 a Composite Number?

Composite numbers have factors other than 1 and the number itself. other factors

29 is a prime number. we can't get 29 as a product multiplying two whole numbers other than 1 and 29

Tips and Tricks
• 2 is the only even prime number.
• Any two-digit number that ends with 0 or 5 is NOT a prime number because these numbers will be divisible by 5
• If the sum of the digits of a number (other than 3) is divisible by 3 then the number is NOT a prime number.

## Solved Examples

 Example 1

Susan was finishing her school work with her mom, but she had a doubt that out of $$4$$, $$7$$ and $$10$$ which one is a prime number?

Solution

Her mother told her to write all the factors of the numbers given.

susan started writing $$4$$ = $$1$$, $$2$$, $$4$$

$$7$$ = $$1$$, $$7$$

$$10$$ = $$1$$,$$2$$,$$5$$,$$10$$

Her mother then told: Susan now have a look at all the numbers and point the number having only two factors

Susan clearly understood that out of all the three numbers $$7$$ is a prime number.

 $$\therefore$$ $$7$$ is a prime number
 Example 2

Help benny solve:

Is 31 prime or NOT?

Solution

The given number is 31

Can you find two numbers such that their product is 31?

only $$1 \times 31$$ gives a product 31

Thus 31 has exactly two factors.

Since the number of factors of 31 is exactly 2, it is a prime number.

 $$\therefore$$ $$31$$ is a prime number

## Interactive Questions

Here are a few activities for you to practice.

Select/Type your answer and click the "Check Answer" button to see the result.

Challenging Question
•  Tim has 49 flowers and Kate has 31 flowers. Who can arrange the flowers in rows such that each row has the same number of flowers?

## Let's Summarize

The mini-lesson is targeted at the fascinating concept of prime numbers. The math journey around prime numbers starts with what a student already knows, and goes on to creatively crafting a fresh concept in the young minds. Done in a way that not only it is relatable and easy to grasp, but also will stay with them forever. Here lies the magic with Cuemath.

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## 1. What is a coprime number

Numbers that have only 1 as their common factor  are called coprime numbers

For example, $$18$$ and $$35$$ are coprime numbers as they only share $$1$$ as a common factor.

## 2. Why is 29 a prime number?

29 is a prime number as it only has two factors as 1 and 29

## 3. Is 7 prime yes or no?

7 is a prime number. It only has two factors: 7 and 1

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