Question

Find the fraction of the prime numbers in the range from 1 to 32.Write your answer in the simplest form.

Answer 1

11/32 cannot be simplified because 11 is prime

Answer 2

11/32

Explanation:

A prime number is a number that has no whole number factors other than itself and 1. There are 11 prime numbers from 1-32, these are, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31. This means that 11 out of the 32 possible numbers are prime, so the fraction would be 11/32. The fraction is already in the simplest form, so the final answer is 11/32.