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Prime factors are the numbers that make up other numbers, but they have to be prime. Prime factorisation is the process of finding the prime numbers that create a number. This is when you multiply the prime numbers together and the product is the original number.

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20

5x4

5x2x2

This process is called prime factorisation. In this case, the prime numbers are 2, 2, and 5.

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All numbers have factors. Some of the factors are prime numbers.

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