a) No
b) The correct prime factorization of the number will be:
Step-by-step explanation:
The factorization of a number is:
We need to answer the following questions.
a) Is this factorization a prime factorization? Explain why or why not
No, because in prime factorization all the factors should be prime.
A prime number is a number divisible by itself or 1. Since 4 is not prime number so it is not prime factorization.
b) If it is not correct, give the correct prime factorization of the number.
The correct prime factorization of the number will be:
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