What does the prime factorization of a number mean?

Answer 1

You can think of a factor as a number that divides another number with no remainder.

For example, 3 is a factor of 6 since 3 goes into 6 two times with no remainder.

Now if the factor is prime, then it is a prime factor.

So in the example above, 3 is a prime factor. This is because the factor itself has only two factors, 1 and itself. 6 goes into itself also, but since 6 is not prime, it is not a prime factor.

Now that you understand it, here is a more precise definition.

A prime factor is a factor that is a Prime number. In other words, one of the prime numbers that, when multiplied, give the original number.

Answer 2

Prime factorization is to write a multiplication problem like 6 times 2 in its simplest form with all prime numbers. so 6 is composite 3 times 2 is six so then it would be 3 times 2 times 2 and it would still give you the some answer of 12

A prime factorization is when you have a number and find the two numbers that can be multiplied together to make the number and reduce the number and ya. Here is an example: 20 is your #. Your prime factorization would be 2x2x5 because if u multiply those numbers you will get 20.

There now you should know.

Answer 3

A Prime number can only be factored by itself or one.

There are no other numbers that be 'extracted ' from it.

An example of a prime number is '23'. It has no other factors , other than '23', and '1'.

Answer 4

Prime factorization is the writing of a number as a product of prime numbers.
Example:
54=2x3x3x3 or 2x3^3

Answer 5

It means to be able to times prime numbers to get the number you have.

Answer 6

A prime factorization is the expression of a composite number as the product of its prime factors.

2 x 3 x 5 x 7 is the prime factorization of 210.

Answer 7

All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. These are known as prime factors.

Answer 8

The prime factor in mathematics means to separate a number into all of its prime factors. It splits numbers into primes when multiplied together make the original number.

Answer 9

All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. We call these numbers prime factors. 3 is a prime factor of 12.