Find the prime-factored form of the number: 42?

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Find the prime-factored form of the number: 42?

2006-12-19 13:07:42 · 3 answers · asked by styles4u 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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You have to do a little factor tree. Just keep on breaking every number down into factors until you get prime numbers.

42
2 * 21
2 * 3 * 7

The answer is 2 x 3 x 7.

2006-12-19 13:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by teekshi33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2 x 3 x 7

2006-12-19 13:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Alex M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You can start with any number that is eveny divisible into the given number. The order in which the number is broken doesn't matter; only that it is seen to be breaking down and giving smaller and smaller factors.

2016-05-22 22:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋