Question
How many prime numbers are there that are less than 50?
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RRB NTPC 2019 CBT 1 Question Paper (8-Mar-2021) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
15
Prime Numbers Count Under 50
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself.
Identifying Prime Numbers Less Than 50
To find the prime numbers less than 50, we list the numbers greater than 1 and check for divisibility only by 1 and themselves.
The prime numbers less than 50 are:
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 11
- 13
- 17
- 19
- 23
- 29
- 31
- 37
- 41
- 43
- 47
Total Count of Prime Numbers
By counting the listed prime numbers, we find there are 15 prime numbers less than 50.
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