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.
Many people find factor trees to be the easiest.
With a factor tree, yes.
If completed correctly, the bottom branch of a factor tree will be the prime factorization of the number at the top.
Some people find factor trees to be helpful. 75 25,3 5,5,3 160 80,2 40,2,2 20,2,2,2 10,2,2,2,2 5,2,2,2,2,2
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Many people find factor trees to be the easiest.
The prime factorization.
You do a factor rainbow to find a prime factorization. You compare prime factorizations to find a greatest common factor.
If you construct them correctly, factor trees always work to determine the prime factorization of a number. Once you compare the prime factorizations of two or more numbers, it is relatively easy to find the greatest common factor of them from there.
With a factor tree, yes.
factor tree
If completed correctly, the bottom branch of a factor tree will be the prime factorization of the number at the top.
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A factor tree
Some people find factor trees to be helpful. 75 25,3 5,5,3 160 80,2 40,2,2 20,2,2,2 10,2,2,2,2 5,2,2,2,2,2