Prime Factorization

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What is Prime Factorization?

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Prime Factorization is the process of expressing a number as the product of its prime factors.

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What are prime numbers?

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Prime numbers are natural numbers greater than 1 that have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves.

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List the first five prime numbers.

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2, 3, 5, 7, 11

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What is the prime factorization of 12?

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2 x 2 x 3

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What is the prime factorization of 18?

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2 x 3 x 3 or 2 x 3²

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How do you express 2^4 in words?

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Two to the power of four or Two raised to the fourth power.

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What is the prime factorization of 64?

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2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 or 2^6

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Which of the following is NOT a prime number: 1, 2, 3, 4?

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1 and 4 are not prime numbers.

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What is the prime factorization of 30?

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2 x 3 x 5

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How can you check if a number is prime?

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A number is prime if it has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself.