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To find the prime factors all you need to do is find all factors, and identify which ones are prime numbers.
12=1*12=2*6=3*4
factors=1,2,3,4,6,12
Prime numbers can only be divided by 1 and the number itself. Thus the prime factors of 12 are 2 and 3 (1 is, by definition, not prime (i'm not exactly sure how to explain why))
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What is the smallest prime factor of twelve is?
The smallest prime factor of 12 is 2.
The largest prime factor of twelve is?
The largest prime factor of 12 is 3. Prime factors of 12 are 2 x 2 x 3.
What is a common prime factor?
All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. A prime factor is a factor that is a prime number. A common prime factor is a prime factor that appears on the list of factors of two or more given numbers.
Is a factor a prime number?
A factor can or cannot be a prime number Ex: 2 is the factor of all other even numbers its a prime number but 9 is a factor of 18 and its not a prime number A prime is a factor but a factor being a prime number varies
What is a composite factor?
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
