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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What is a composite number?

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Composite numbers are natural numbers greater than 1 that have more than two positive divisors.

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Find the prime factorization of 30.

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2 • 3 • 5

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Is 7 prime or composite?

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Prime

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Use a factor tree to find the prime factorization of 36.

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2 • 2 • 3 • 3 or 2^2 • 3^2

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What is the prime factorization of 100?

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2^2 • 5^2

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Find the prime factorization of 45.

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3 • 3 • 5 or 3^2 • 5

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What is the prime factorization of 12?

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2^2 • 3

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Is 9 prime or composite?

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Composite