alleryHow did the ancient Greeks view the number 1, which they called the monad?
ANeither odd nor even
BFully an even number
CFully an odd number
DFully a prime number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Neither odd nor even
1. The Greeks called 1 the monad.
2. They considered it to be neither fully odd nor fully even.
3. Today 1 is classed as odd.
_Source: Wikipedia, Parity (mathematics), section History_
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