Question

In the common division method, which of the following must be used as divisors?

विकल्प

• Any composite numbers

• Prime numbers only

• Even numbers only

• The original numbers themselves

Answer 1

Prime numbers only

Explanation:

The common division method strictly uses prime numbers as divisors to systematically reduce the given numbers. The process continues until all the remaining numbers are either 1 or no longer divisible by any prime.