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0580/32 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 6: Square Numbers

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 32 (Core) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

From the given list of numbers, identify a square number, work out 39 to the power 0, and pick a prime number.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Choose a square number from the list.

  1. 11 = 1² and 81 = 9², so 1 or 81

Answer1 or 81

Part (b) · 1 mark

State the value of 39⁰.

  1. 1Any non-zero number to the power 0 is 1: 39⁰ = 1

Answer1

Part (c) · 1 mark

Choose a prime number from the list.

  1. 159 has only factors 1 and 59, so 59 is prime

Answer59

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