Question #2d67e
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Mar 11, 2017
Explanation:
I assume you are talking about prime factorization. Every number is made up of prime factors, so that you can write it as a product of it's prime factors.
A common method of finding a number's prime factors is by using a factor tree.
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This method involves splitting the original number into two of it's factors. You continue until all of the ends of the branches are prime numbers. (A prime number is a number which is only divisible by itself and 1).
You then write the number as a product of it's factors (you multiply them all together).
So;
This is also written as
I hope this helped!