Question

This is not a quiz its an assignment i have been stuck on

Answer 1

We start with the following statement:

A number that has exact two distinct factors is prime.

This is a conditional statement. Given the condition(or hypothesis) 'exact two distinct factors' we have a conclusion 'is prime'. The inverse of a conditional statement is when both the hypothesis and conclusion are negated; the “If” part or p is negated and the “then” part or q is negated.

`\text{exact two distinct factors(p)}\Rightarrow is\text{ prime(q)}`

The inverse of the statement is given by NEGATING the hypothesis, implying in a negation of the conclusion of the previous statement.

The inverse would be:

If the number doesn't have exact two distinct factors the number is not prime.

Which is the second option.