Answer:
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Explanation:
- A prime number is a number that is only divisible by by 1 and itself.
- Composite numbers on the other hand is any number which is not prime.
To determine the number of prime cards needed to build a composite number, we simply express the number as a product of its prime factors.
These are:
4=2X2
6=2X3
8=2X2X2
9=3X3
10=2X5
12=2X2X3
14=2X7
15=3X5
16=2X2X2X2
18=2X3X3
20=2X2X5
21=3X7
22=2X11
24=2X2X2X3
26=2X13
27=3X3X3
28=2X2X7
30=2X3X5
32=2X2X2X2X2
33=3X11
34=2X17
35=5X7
36=2X2X3X3
38=2X19
39=3X13
40=2X2X2X5
42=2X3X7
44=2X2X11
45=3X3X5
46=2X2X13
48=2X2X2X2X3
49=7X7
50=2X5X5
Therefore for each of the numbers, those are the prime number cards to be used.