When a factor divides into a number, the result is a whole number. That's how you know the first number is a factor. If you were to allow the result to be a decimal, then all numbers would be factors. It defeats the purpose.
48 is even, so it can't be prime. The only even prime number is 2. The prime factorization of 48 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3.
546 273,2 91,3,2 13,7,3,2
Well, honey, the least common multiple of 2, 12, and 16 is 48. You take the highest power of each prime number that appears in the factorization of each number, and then multiply them all together. Voilà, you've got your answer!
2 and 3
The prime factorization of 48 is found by breaking it down into its prime components: ( 48 = 2^4 \times 3^1 ). Therefore, the prime numbers that multiply to give 48 are 2 and 3. There is no single "prime number of 48," but these two primes are its factors.
No - the prime factorization for 48 is 24 x 3.
The prime factorization of 48 is 2x2x2x2x3, or 24x3 in exponential form.
Prime factorization for 48: 2^4*3
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
24*3
24 x 3 = 48
The prime factorization of 48 is 2X2x2x2x3.
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
The only number with that prime factorization has to be 48.
The prime factorization of 48 is 2*2*2*2*3
48 is not prime. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 is the prime factorization of 48
To find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 24, 40, and 48, we first need to find the prime factorization of each number. The prime factorization of 24 is 2^3 * 3, the prime factorization of 40 is 2^3 * 5, and the prime factorization of 48 is 2^4 * 3. The GCF is the product of the common prime factors raised to the lowest power, which in this case is 2^3 = 8. Therefore, the GCF of 24, 40, and 48 is 8.