2006-12-12 09:05:30 · 12 answers · asked by Petaloutha 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
No. 2 is the prime factor of 8.
4 is not prime because it is perfectly divisible by 1,2 and itself.
2, on the other hand, is prime becaue it is only perfectly divisible by 1 and itself.
2006-12-12 09:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by prune 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!!!
2 is the prime factor of 8.
2 is also a factor of 4
So 4 is not a prime factor.
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2006-12-12 09:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're half right.
4 is a factor of 8 because 4 goes into 8. But 4 is not a prime number so 4 cannot be a prime factor.
2 is the only prime factor of 8 because 2 is the only prime number that goes into 8.
2006-12-12 10:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by cybersmudger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, 8.
So the PRIME FACTOR is only 2.
4 is a factor, but not a prime number (a number which is only divisible by 1 and itself.)
2006-12-12 10:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
the prime factors of 8=2^3
2006-12-12 09:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 is not 2 is
2006-12-12 09:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, 4 is not a prime. 2 is the only prime factor of 8.
8 = 2*2*2
2006-12-12 09:11:48 · answer #7 · answered by kooshman38 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 is not a prime number
8 = 2*2*2
2006-12-12 09:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's 2.
2 * 2 * 2 = 8
So the number 8 has 2 as a prime factor, repeated three times.
2006-12-12 09:11:16 · answer #9 · answered by Bill C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's 2.
2006-12-12 09:13:39 · answer #10 · answered by C F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋