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Factor trees may have been used when you were in elementary school--when you take a number and see what numbers "go into" it by making branches. Prime factorization is simply just a more sophisticated (and kind of easier) way of seeing what PRIME numbers go into a number. To do that, you must divide only use prime divisors. You keep dividing until the last number is 1. Then, using the divisors you've used, you create a multiplication problem, usually with exponents. For example, you have to do the prime factorization of 20. You choose to divide by the Prime number 2, which is 10. You divide 10 by 2 which equals 5, and then you divide by 5 equaling one. Therefore, the prime factorization of 20 is 2 squared times 5.
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.
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414 207,2 69,3,2 23,3,3,2
What is a factor firwork?
Factor fireworks, like factor trees, rainbows, ladders, etc., are ways to notate the process of finding the prime factorization of a given number.
When you expand a number into a prime factor it's called?
the prime factorization
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Since 72 is a factor of 144, its entire prime factorization will be contained in the prime factorization of 144.
How can you use the prime factorization to determine whether 35 is a factor of the number?
If the prime factorization contains a 5 and a 7, 35 is a factor.
Can you use factor trees for prime factorization?
yes
Use factor trees to find the prime factorization of 13?
1
What is the prime factorization of 44 with factor trees?
44 11.4 11,2,2
What is the prime factorization of 49 using factor trees?
49 7,7
What can be used by using factor trees?
Factor trees are a way of notating the process of finding the prime factorization of a given number.
What is a prime factorization of 44 using factor trees?
44 22,2 11,2,2
What is the prime factorization for 414 in factor trees?
414 207,2 69,3,2 23,3,3,2
Why do factor trees always come up with the GCF?
Factor trees come up with prime factorizations. When you compare one prime factorization with another, you can come up with a GCF.
What is the best way to figure out prime factorization?
Many people use factor trees.
What is the easiest way to find prime factorization?
Many people find factor trees to be the easiest.
What is a factor raimbow?
A factor rainbow, like factor trees and fireworks, is a way to notate the process of finding the prime factorization of a given number.
Why is 8 and 9 have only have 1 factor tree?
Factor trees are a way to notate the process of finding the prime factorization of a given number. Since each number has its own unique prime factorization, each has its own single factor tree.
