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 a factor?

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A factor is a number that divides another number without leaving a remainder.

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, divide it by integers starting from 1 up to that number.

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Which of these is NOT a factor of 36? 2, 8, 12, 6

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8.

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Use a number tree to find the prime factorization of 48.

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3 x 2^4.

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Which is a factor of 15? 2, 3, 4, 6

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3.

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What is the prime factorization of 12?

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2^2 x 3.

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If the expanded form is 2⋅2⋅2⋅3⋅3⋅5⋅7, what is the exponential form?

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2³⋅3²⋅5⋅7.