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0580/12 Feb/Mar 2023, Question 7: Cube Numbers

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

From the given list 12, 15, 27, 29, 91, 93, identify one cube number and one prime number.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Choose a cube number from the list.

  1. 127 = 3 × 3 × 3 = 3³, so 27 is a cube number

Answer27

Part (b) · 1 mark

Choose a prime number from the list.

  1. 129 has no factors other than 1 and 29, so 29 is prime

Answer29

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