how do you find the prime factors and factors
i know how to do factor trees.
i think prime factors are the ones at the bottom of prime factor trees like for example if u had 36 the bottom would say 2x3x2x3 if you did 6 times 6 which the next step is 2x3
2007-09-24 11:01:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
so you're saying the prime factor is
2x3x2x3 which equals 36 <-- so that is the answerwhich explains why prime factors can only divide into one and itself?
2007-09-24 11:24:41 · update #1
You are absolutely correct.
FACTORS are two numbers that when multiplied together, result in the desired answer.
PRIME FACTORS are the series of prime numbers you would have to multiply to get the same answer.
2007-09-24 11:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Dazcha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prime factors are just factors that are also prime numbers. So 3 is a prime factor of 12 while 6 is just a factor of it.
2007-09-24 11:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets take 24 the factors are
1,2,3,4,6,8,12 and 24
the prime factors are the prime number of those
2 and 3 are prime factors because they are prime numbers
2007-09-24 11:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by redbeluga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime factors are the factors at the bottom of the factor tree, youre right. theyre the factors that are prime and dont have any factors of their own besides 1 and themselves.
2007-09-24 11:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by dumbbrunnett88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct. The factors for 12 would be 1,2,3,4,6, and itself. And you said you could do factor trees for prime factors.
2007-09-24 11:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Alan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A factor is any number which divides evenly into another.
Prime factors can only be divided by themselves & one.
2007-09-24 11:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you r right keep with that work
2007-09-24 11:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by denise m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's exactly right.
2007-09-24 11:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by Black_Hawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋