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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.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoBut I can.
2 x 2 = 4
2 x 2 x 2 = 8
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∙ 8y agoBecause 4.8 is a decimal number and prime factors are whole numbers
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∙ 8y agoPrime factorization only applies to integers.
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∙ 11y agoBecause 4 isn't prime. Try 26 instead.
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Is 48 a prime factorization and an even?
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.
How do you draw a factor tree to find the prime factorization of 48?
546 273,2 91,3,2 13,7,3,2
What are the two base for the prime factorization for the number 48?
2 and 3
What are two base numbers used in the prime factorization of 48?
2 and 3
How do you find prime factorization of 48 without using a factor tree or ladder digram?
Divide prime numbers into it. Start with 2. Do that four times. Then try 3. Stop.
Is 2235 for the prime factorization of 48?
No - the prime factorization for 48 is 24 x 3.
What is the prime factorization for 48 using exponets?
Prime factorization for 48: 2^4*3
What is the prime factorization tree for the prime factorization of 48?
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
What is the prime factorization of number 48?
The prime factorization of 48 is 2x2x2x2x3, or 24x3 in exponential form.
Find the prime factorization for 48 using exponents?
24*3
How do you find the prime factorization of 48 and write it using exponents?
24 x 3 = 48
What is the prime facotization of 48?
The prime factorization of 48 is 2X2x2x2x3.
How do you use a factor tree to find the prime factorization of 48?
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
What number has 2x2x2x2x3 as its prime factorization?
The only number with that prime factorization has to be 48.
Prime factorization of 48?
The prime factorization of 48 is 2*2*2*2*3
Is the number 48 a prime factorization?
48 is not prime. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 is the prime factorization of 48
How many prime factors of 48 are there?
There are 2 prime factors of 48. The prime factorization of 48 is: 24 x 3 = 48
