Question

Blank numbers can be written as a product of blank factors.This is called the prime factorization of a number.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

Composite numbers can be written as the product of prime factors.

Explanation:

A composite number is a number that has factors other than 1 and itself.

A prime number is a number whose only factors are 1 and itself.

Every composite number can be broken down into a series of prime numbers. You begin with something you know the composite number is divisible by, and keep dividing it down, listing the prime factors as you go. This is called prime factorization.

Answer 2

Yes, the blank numbers that can be written as a product of blank factors are called the prime factorization of a number. It can also be composite numbers where it can be written also as the product of prime factors.