Exploring Prime and Composite Factors

What is a factor?

• A number that is always composite

• A number that can be divided by another number with a remainder

• A number that can be equally divided into another number

• A number that is always prime

Which of the following is a prime factor of 24?

• 8

• 6

• 2

• 4

What makes a number composite?

• It is always an even number

• It can only be divided by 1 and itself

• It can be produced by multiplying only prime numbers

• It can be produced by multiplying a combination of numbers

How can the number 6 be produced using prime factors?

• 2 x 2

• 2 x 4

• 2 x 3

• 3 x 3

What is the prime factorization of 24?

• 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

• 2 x 3 x 4

• 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

• 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

Which of the following is a prime factor of 36?

• 4

• 6

• 2

• 9

How can the number 9 be produced using prime factors?

• 2 x 2

• 2 x 3

• 2 x 4

• 3 x 3

What is the prime factorization of 36?

• 2 x 3 x 3 x 3

• 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

• 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

• 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

How can the prime factorization of 36 be expressed in exponential notation?

• 2^3 x 3^3

• 2^2 x 3^3

• 2^3 x 3^2

• 2^2 x 3^2

What does it mean when a number is broken down into all primes?

• It can be produced by multiplying only prime numbers

• It can only be divided by 1 and itself

• It can be produced by multiplying a combination of numbers

• It is always an even number