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0580/13 Oct/Nov 2023, Question 4: Cube Numbers

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 13 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

From the list 61, 63, 64, 66, 68, 69, identify a cube number and a prime number.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Choose the number from the list that is a cube number.

  1. 164 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 4³, so 64 is a cube number

Answer64

Part (b) · 1 mark

Choose the number from the list that is prime.

  1. 161 has no factors other than 1 and 61, so 61 is prime

Answer61

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