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prealgebra senior

Problem

Four standard six-sided dice are to be rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the top faces will be prime? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
The product of four positive integers is prime only if three of the integers are 1 and the fourth is a prime number. Therefore, of the outcomes for the roll of four dice, only the outcomes , , , and for , , or give a prime product. The probability of achieving a prime product is therefore
Final answer
\frac{1}{108}