Whats the smallest composite number that has the five smallest prime numbers as factors?
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See explanation.
Explanation:
The number which has five smallest prime numbers as factors would be the product of the prime numbers:
#n=2*3*5*7*11=2310#
For positive integers:
For all integers:
For Gaussian integers:
Explanation:
A prime number is a number whose only factors are itself, units and unit multiples of itself.
So in the positive integers, the first few primes are:
#2, 3, 5, 7, 11,...#
So the smallest composite positive integer with the five smallest prime positive integers as factors is:
#2 * 3 * 5 * 7 * 11 = 2310#
If we extend our interest to include negative integers, then the smallest primes are:
#2, -2, 3, -3, 5, -5,...#
So the smallest composite integers with the five smallest prime integers as factors are:
#+-(2 * 3 * 5) = +-30#
If we consider Gaussian integers, then the smallest primes are:
#1+i# ,#1-i# ,#-1+i# ,#-1-i# ,#1+2i# ,#1-2i# ,#-1+2i# ,#-1-2i# ,#2+i# ,#2-i# ,#-2+i# ,#-2-i# ,#3# ,#-3# ,...
So the smallest composite Gaussian integers with the five smallest prime Gaussian integers as factor are:
#(1+i)(1+2i) = -1+3i# ,#1+3i# ,#-1-3i# ,#-1+3i# ,#3+i# ,#3-i# ,#-3+i# ,#-3-i#
