Factors that are prime are usually numbers that you can only times by one and itself to get that number as the answer.
example: 17 is a Prime number because you can only times one and itself to get 17.
Prime factors are factors that are also prime numbers.
There is more than one possible answer. The prime factors of 16 are 2, 2, 2, and 2. It has four prime factors, but only one distinct prime factor. The prime factors of 24 are 2, 2, 2, and 3. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 36 are 2, 2, 3, and 3. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 40 are 2, 2, 2, and 5. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 54 are 2, 3, 3, and 3. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 56 are 2, 2, 2, and 7. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 60 are 2, 2, 3, and 5. It has four prime factors, but only three distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 81 are 3, 3, 3, and 3. It has four prime factors, but only one distinct prime factor. The prime factors of 84 are 2, 2, 3, and 7. It has four prime factors, but only three distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 88 are 2, 2, 2, and 11. It has four prime factors, but only two distinct prime factors. The prime factors of 90 are 2, 3, 3, and 5. It has four prime factors, but only three distinct prime factors.
The prime factors of 336 are: 2,3,7
The following numbers less than 50 have 2 prime factors. Some are squares, having two of the same prime factor. Some have two different prime factors. The prime factors of 4 are 2 and 2. The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3. The prime factors of 9 are 3 and 3. The prime factors of 10 are 2 and 5. The prime factors of 14 are 2 and 7. The prime factors of 15 are 3 and 5. The prime factors of 21 are 3 and 7. The prime factors of 22 are 2 and 11. The prime factors of 25 are 5 and 5. The prime factors of 26 are 2 and 13. The prime factors of 33 are 3 and 11. The prime factors of 34 are 2 and 17. The prime factors of 35 are 5 and 7. The prime factors of 38 are 2 and 19. The prime factors of 39 are 3 and 13. The prime factors of 46 are 2 and 23. The prime factors of 49 are 7 and 7.
The factors of 1993 are: 1 1993 The prime factors are: 1993 is a prime number.
factors: 1, 1291 (prime)prime factors: 1291 (go figure!)
The factors of 401 are: 1 401 The prime factors are: 401 is a prime number.
The factors of 233357 are: 1 233357 The prime factors are: (233357 is a prime number)
Factors: 1,3,5,15 Prime Factors: 3,5
30 has three prime factors. The prime factors are 2,3,5.
The prime factors are: 3,7The prime factors of 7203 are: 3, 7
All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. These are known as prime factors. 2 and 3 are prime factors of 6. 1 and 6 are not prime factors of 6.