Question

Let p: The number is even. Let q: The number is prime. Which statement is represented by p ∧ q?

The number is even and prime.
The number is even or prime.
The number is even if the number is prime.
The number is prime if the number is even

Answer 1

Answer: The correct option is

(A) The number is even and prime.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given two statements p and q as follows :

p: The number is even.

q: The number is prime.

We are to select the statement that is represented by p ∧ q.

We know that

p ∧ q denotes the conjunction of the two statements p and q. It connects the statements p and q by 'AND'.

So, for the given statements,

p ∧ q represents the following statement :

"The number is even and prime."

Option (A) is CORRECT.