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Why might it be helpful to always start with the number 1 and work up to the number when finding factors?
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∙ 10y ago
bro you dont know this, it very easy first answer the quostion
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∙ 6y ago
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It because 1 is a factor
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How can divisibility rules help you find the prime factorization of a number?
they can help you by finding the two factors of the number given
What is the difference between finding a prime factors of a number and finding the prime factorization of a number?
The prime factorization of 72 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 The prime factors of 72 are 2 and 3. Prime factorizations may contain repeated factors. When you list the factors, you only need to list them once.
What same characteristics does GCF and LCM have?
In each it is best if you start by finding the prime factors of each number.
What is always true about any prime number?
It has only two factors.
What are all of the factors of a prime number?
It is always 1 and the prime number itself.
How is prime factorization different from finding factors of a number?
All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers, some are composite numbers, one is neither. When finding the factors of a number, you find all the factors. The prime factorization is a multiplication string of just prime factors that will total the given number.
What is the difference between finding the factors of a number and finding the prime factors of a number?
No difference. Once you've found the factors of a number, the prime numbers on that list are the prime factors.
What is finding the factors of a number that are all prime?
That's finding the prime factorization.
What is the number on the bottom of hoosier glass for?
that is the model number and can be quite helpful in finding out the value of the vase.
Would you rather find all the factors of a number or find all the prime factors of a number?
Once all the prime factors of a number have been found, the number of factors the number has and what they are can be found. I'd be finding the prime factors first before finding all the factors of a number, so I'd rather find all the prime factors as it means I can stop before I have to do more work in finding all the factors.
What is the number for on the bottom of Hoosier glass vases?
that is the model number and can be quite helpful in finding out the value of the vase.
What is the formula for finding a prime number?
Any number that has only two factors is a prime number.
What lists factors is it called common factors or composite number or multiple?
When you are finding common factors, one method is to list the factors.
What is the formula for finding the factors of 240?
The procedure to find all factors of a number are: 1) Separate the number into prime factors. 2) Try out all combinations of those factors.
What is two numbers that are factors of a number?
1 and the number itself. These two are always factors.
Is there any factors o?
No. To be a factor of a number, that number has to be divisible by the number you are finding factors for. True, 0 can be divided by 0, but a factor has to be a positive number. 0 is not positve nor is it negitive.
Is the product of an odd number of factors always a negative number?
Only if an odd number of the factors are negative numbers.
