The minimum number of partners required for opening a partnership firm are___________

2 3 5 No minimum number number is prescribed

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In order to form partnership, there should be at least two persons coming together for a common goal. In other words, the minimum number of partners in a firm can be two. There is however, a limit on their maximum number. By virtue of Section 464 of the Companies Act 2013, the Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum number of partners in a firm but the number of partners cannot be more than 100. The Central government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be 50.