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Last updated on August 5, 2025
The numbers that cannot be divided equally into two parts are the odd numbers. Mostly, odd numbers of people are used in breaking ties for election. We are discussing “Odd Numbers 1 to 400” in this topic.
Odd numbers can be classified into two types: composite odd numbers and consecutive odd numbers. The numbers that have factors more than two and greater than 1 are called composite numbers.
When a composite number is not divisible by 2, it is called a composite odd number. For example, 9, 15, and 21 are composite odd numbers.
The pair of odd numbers that have a difference of 2 are called consecutive odd numbers. For example, 3 and 5 are consecutive odd numbers.
Odd numbers follow these properties:
- Odd numbers always end with 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.
- When you add two odd numbers, the result is always an even number.
- Multiplying two odd numbers always gives another odd number.
- The square of any odd number is always an odd number.
The pictorial representation helps children learn odd numbers easily.
By using this chart, children can know the sequence and series of numbers.
Let’s take a look at the odd number chart, ranging between 1 and 400.
Odd numbers are not divisible by the number 2. To find odd numbers, we can use the formula: \(2n + 1\) where \(n\) is an integer. For example, if \(n = 2\) then \(2n + 1 = 2(2) + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5\), which is an odd number.
1. Squaring an odd number, meaning multiplying an odd number by itself, always gives an odd number. For example, the square of 5 is 5 x 5 = 25\), which is an odd number.
2. When you add odd numbers starting from 1, the total becomes a perfect square. For example, adding odd numbers from 1 to 7: \(1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16\), which is a perfect square.
3. Prime numbers are the numbers that have only two factors: 1 and the number itself. Let’s take a look at a list of odd numbers from 1 to 400: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, .............., 381, 383, 385, 387, 389, 391, 393, 395, 397, 399.
For the sum of odd numbers, a simple formula is used - Sum of odd numbers = \(n2\) Here, \(n = 200\) because there are 200 odd numbers from 1 to 400.
Substitute \(n = 200\) into the formula, we get The sum of odd numbers from 1 to 400 = \(2002 = 40000\)
When you subtract one odd number from another, the result is always an even number.
Odd – Odd = Even Example: 15 – 7 = 8 From the above example, 15 and 7 are odd numbers. When we subtract 7 from 15, we get 8, which is an even number.
Odd Prime Numbers 1 to 400 The positive numbers having exactly two factors, 1 and themselves, are called prime numbers.
The prime numbers which are not divisible by 2 are called odd prime numbers. All prime numbers other than 2 are odd numbers. Example for odd prime numbers: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,.........
A few points to remember for odd numbers are as follows: - The smallest odd prime number is 3. - Excluding 2, all prime numbers are odd. - The smallest positive odd number is 1. - 40000 is the total of all odd numbers from 1 to 400.
Find the 100th odd number.
\(2 \times 100 - 1 = 199\) The 100th odd number is 199.
To find the 100th odd number, we are using the formula \(2n - 1\) where \(n\) is the nth number.
By substituting \(n = 100\) into the formula, we get the 100th odd number as 199.
Calculate the sum of odd numbers from 1 to 100.
The sum of odd numbers from 1 to 100 is 2500.
To calculate the sum of odd numbers from 1 to 100, we use the formula \(n2\). Here, \(n = 50\) because there are 50 odd numbers from 1 to 100. By substituting \(n = 50\) into the formula, we get \(502 = 2500\).
After simplification, we get the sum of odd numbers from 1 to 100 is 2500.
Calculate the number of odd numbers divisible by 5 between 1 and 400.
The number of odd numbers that are divisible by 5 between 1 and 400 is 40.
We can write an odd number divisible by 5 as \(5k\), where \(k\) is any integer.
The smallest number is 5 and the largest number is 395. This follows an arithmetic sequence, where \(a = 5\) and common difference \(d = 10\).
By substituting them into the arithmetic sequence formula, we find the number of terms to be 40.
Sarah has 81 apples. She gave 23 of the apples to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have currently?
81 (odd) - 23 (odd) = 58 (even). Sarah currently has 58 apples.
Subtracting 23 apples from 81 apples, we get the number of apples that were left with Sarah, i.e. \(81 - 23 = 58\).
This obeys the subtraction property of odd numbers, which states that the difference between two odd numbers is always an even number.
Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
: She loves to read number jokes and games.