CEMC Fermat, 2002

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Which one of the following statements is not true?

(A) $25$ is a perfect square. (B) $31$ is a prime number. (C) $3$ is the smallest prime number. (D) $8$ is a perfect cube. (E) $15$ is the product of two prime numbers.

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