Question

What is the prime factor of 8

Answer 1

Prime factor is a factor that is a prime number.
Prime factors of :
8 : 2 × 2 × 2. Also can be written as
${2}^{3}$
12 : 2 × 2 × 3. Also can be written as
${2}^{2} \times 3$

20 : 2 × 2 × 5. Also can be written as
${2}^{2} \times 5$

30 : 2 × 3 × 5

56 : 2 × 2 × 2 ×7. Also can be written as
${2}^{3} \times 7$

70 : 2 × 5 × 7

You can find all of them by using Factor Tree [ as shown in the picture] or Dividing by prime numbers.