Well, isn't prime factorization just a beautiful way to break down a number into its simplest parts? Let's take 48, for example. We can express it as 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3, where 2 and 3 are prime numbers. It's like finding the unique colors in a painting, each prime factor is like a special hue that makes up the whole picture.
We note that '48' is an even number because it ends in 0,2,4,6,8, so it will divide by '2'.
Hence dividing
2)48 = 24 An even number so divide by '2' again
2)24 = 12
2)12 = 6
2)6 = 3
At this point '3' is an odd Prime number, so divide by '3' to reduce to '1'.
3)3 = 1
Hence the prime factors are 2 & 3. , because they are both prime numbers and factors of '48'.
However there are more factors of '48' , which are not prime numbers.
They are
2 x 2 = 4
2 x 3 =6
2 x 2 x 2 = 8
2 x 2 x 3 = 12
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 48
Or it can be written as
2^(4) x 3^(1) = 48
There are 2 prime factors of 48. The prime factorization of 48 is: 24 x 3 = 48
3x2x2x2x2(3x24)
ladder method of 144
24 x 3 = 48
2^(4) x 3^(1) =48 in exponential form
No - the prime factorization for 48 is 24 x 3.
Prime factorization for 48: 2^4*3
The prime factorization of 48 is 2x2x2x2x3, or 24x3 in exponential form.
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
The prime factorization of 48 is 2X2x2x2x3.
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
There are 2 prime factors of 48. The prime factorization of 48 is: 24 x 3 = 48
Prime factorization for 48=2x2x2x2x3 or 2to the power of 4 x 3
48 = 2 4 • 3
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.