Some prime numbers are odd. 2 is a prine number. Therefore, 2 is an odd number.

Rivka Thorpe

Rivka Thorpe

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2020-11-23

Some prime numbers are odd. 2 is a prine number. Therefore, 2 is an odd number.

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cheekabooy

cheekabooy

Skilled2020-11-24Added 83 answers

The given reasoning is False. The statement is given Some prime numbers are odd. That means, there exist prime numbers which are odd. That does not mean that every prime number are odd.
But 2 is a prime number implies 2 is an odd number. This statement does not follow from the given hypothesis.
False

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