Learn how to factor integers

The video tutorial explains how to express a number as a product of its prime factors. It begins with an introduction to factorization, followed by a detailed breakdown of non-prime numbers into prime factors. The process is verified by multiplying the factors to ensure they result in the original number. The lesson concludes with a summary and a prompt for review.

What is the initial step in expressing the number 12 as a product of factors?

• Write it as 12 * 1

• Write it as 6 * 2

• Write it as 4 * 3

• Write it as 3 * 4

Which of the following is a prime factor of 4?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

How can the number 4 be expressed using its prime factors?

• 4 * 1

• 2 * 3

• 2 * 2

• 1 * 4

What is the result of multiplying the prime factors 2 * 2 * 3?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

Which of the following confirms the correct factorization of 12?

• 6 * 2 = 12

• 4 * 3 = 12

• 3 * 3 * 3 = 12

• 2 * 2 * 3 = 12