Write a multiplication equation with prime numbers that equals the given product of 64?

Answer 1

If I was doing this on paper i would use the factor tree method but that would be hard to type.

First you need to find biggest Prime number that is a factor of that number.

In this case 64's biggest prime factor is 2.

Then you need to divide 64 by 2. So 64/2 = 32.

Then repeat the process with the new answer, in this case 32, until you get a prime number.

64/2 = 32

32/2 = 16

16/2 = 8

8/2 = 4

4/2 = 2

2 is prime so stop there.

Then you need to collect up all the number that were the biggest prime factors and multiply them together. You should get 64.

2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 64

So 64 as a product of its prime factors is 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 or 26.