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and use these numbers as an example:
18
105
711

2006-06-14 20:28:11 · 2 answers · asked by :) 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

no, i HAVE to use the division method

2006-06-14 20:42:10 · update #1

2 answers

18/2=9
9/3=3
9/3=3

so: (2)(3)(3)=18
----------------------------
105/3=35
35/5=7

so: (3)(5)(7)=105
-----------------------------
711/3=237

237/3=79

79 [79 is a prime number]

so multiply all the numbers that can't be divided: (79)(3)(3)

2006-06-14 20:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by Cliffo 3 · 1 0

just use a factor tree

...18
.../..\
...2..9
....../..\
.....3...3

2*3^2

....105
..../...\
...5...21
......../..\
.......3...7

3*5*7


.....711
...../...\
...3....237
........./...\
........3...79
3^3*79

2006-06-15 03:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ The One You Love To Hate♥ 7 · 0 0

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