alleryWhich numbers act as the building blocks for multiplication of whole numbers?
AEven numbers
BSquare numbers
CPrime numbers
DMultiples of ten
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Prime numbers
1. Every whole number above 1 can be built by multiplying primes.
2. So primes form a generator set for multiplication.
3. Even or square numbers cannot build, for example, 15.
_Source: Wikipedia, Natural number, Multiplication_
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