Please help, completely factor 180 into prime factors.?

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Please help, completely factor 180 into prime factors.?

There are five of them.

2006-06-11 16:57:08 · 4 answers · asked by Kitty 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

4 answers

180 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5

180 is even, so you can divide by two. 180/2=90
90 is even, do it again! 90/2 = 45
45 ends in five, so it's divisible by 5. 45/5=9
9 = 3 x 3.

Collect all the factors, to form the product at the top of this solution!

2006-06-11 19:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by Polymath 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋

180=3^2*2^2*5
There are 5 prime factors and total factors are 18.

2006-06-11 22:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

180
2*90
2*2*45
2*2*5*9
2*2*5*3*3

2006-06-11 17:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes
2*2*3*3*5

2006-06-11 17:03:22 · answer #4 · answered by nicefriendvikas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋