The first odd prime number is 3, and the smallest even prime number is 2
How to determine the numbers
The first odd prime number
Prime numbers are numbers that have two divisors; 1 and itself.
While odd numbers are numbers that cannot be divided by 2
The list of prime numbers is: 2, 3, 5, 7........
Of these numbers, the odd numbers are 3, 5 and 7
Hence, the first odd prime number is 3
The smallest even prime number
In (a), we have:
The list of prime numbers is: 2, 3, 5, 7........
Of these numbers, the even number is 2
Hence, the smallest even prime number is 2
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