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What is the factor game and why can't you circle a prime number?
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∙ 12y ago
The factor game involves you circling a number that still has available factors which are not yet circled, you can circle a prime, but not after 1 has been circled as a factor. This is because the only factors of a prime are itself and 1.
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What is the prime factor of 293?
293 is a prime number, therefore the prime factorization of it would be 293, you cant do 293x1 because 1 is NOT a prime number therefore you cant do it because it wouldn't b a prime factorization that is your answer
What is the factor tree for 37?
37 is a prime number so it cant be broken into a factor tree. its only factors are 37 and 1
Why cant an even number be prime?
A prime number is any number that only has one and itself as factors. By definition even numbers have a factor of two. Therefore even numbers cannot be prime with the exception of the number 2.
Why cant an even number be a prime number?
2 is even. 2 is prime. Any other even number has 2 as a factor, so it has too many factors to be prime.
Why cant you use 1 as a factor in a factor tree?
Factor trees are intended to find prime factors, one isn't prime. The process of factoring is intended to break down the number. Since factoring out one still leaves the original number, it isn't useful.
What is the prime factorization of 101?
you look and see that 101 is a prime number which means it cant be divided by any other number than one. this means that there is NOT a factor tree AT ALL for this number. you may just writeas an answer to the question that 101 is a prime number. hope you do well!!
Why is 169 not a prime number?
169 is not a prime number because it cant be evenly divided.
Why is 135 a composite number?
If 135 was a prime number its only factors would be 1 and 135, but by ending in a 5 that means 5 is a factor which means it cant be a prime number, so its factors are atleast (may be more) 1,5,27,135 which makes it composite.
Why cant two even numbers be relatively prime?
Because they both have a factor of 2.
Why cant number 5 be a prime number?
But 5 is a prime number because it has only two factors which are itself and one
What is a prime number and how do to find them?
13 is a prime number because u cant find 13 as a product on a multiplication!
Which prime number is a even number?
2 is an even but prime number because it cant be divided by its self or by any other number.
