How do you draw factor trees?

Answer 1

Here's an example:

48

12 x 4

4 x3 2 x 2

2 x 2

So you're left with 2 x 2 x 3 x 2 x 2

There's always more than one way to do a factor tree, for example:

48

24 x 2

6 x 4

3 x 2 2 x 2

You're still left with 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2