When all the factors are prime.
the longest string of prime factor for 30 is 2 x 3 x 5
The prime factorization.
Factors are integers that can be multiplied together to create a product. Such multiplication sentences are called strings. The length of the string is how many numbers are in it. 6 x 4 is a factor string for 24. 2 x 3 x 4 is a longer factor string for 24. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 is the longest factor string for 24. The longest factor string is also known as the prime factorization.
Factor strings are multiplication sentences. You can take any factor pair, put a multiplication symbol between them and you have a factor string. The longest factor string for any composite number is the prime factorization. All composite numbers can be expressed as unique products of prime numbers. This is accomplished by dividing the original number and its factors by prime numbers until all the factors are prime. A factor tree can help you visualize this. Example: 210 210 Divide by two. 105,2 Divide by three. 35,3,2 Divide by five. 7,5,3,2 Stop. All the factors are prime. 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 210 That's the prime factorization of 210. And the longest factor string.
When all the factors are prime.
For composite numbers, only one string of factors is the longest; the prime factorization.
All of the factors are prime.
When each one of them is a prime.
the longest string of prime factor for 30 is 2 x 3 x 5
The prime factorization.
2x3x5
The longest factor string of any composite number is its prime factorization.
The longest factor string is 2x2x2x3x13. It is always best to list your factor string from the least to greatest number.
The number of numbers in the string; how long it is.
Itself because 13 is a prime number that has only two factors which are itself and one
When all of the factors are prime. The longest factor string is the prime factorization.