Question

Manuel created a factor tree and wrote the prime factorization of 60 shown below.

Answer 1

Answer:

The mistake made by Manuel was not reducing 4 as a product of its prime numbers. That is, $2\times 2 = 4$. 4 is a composite number and a product of 2 prime numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The factors of a given entire numbers consists in simplifying it several times until an equivalent product of prime numbers is found. Let is show the procedure for 60:

1) $60$ Given

2) $15 \times 4 = 60$ Definition of multiplication.

3) $(5\times 3)\times (2\times 2) = 60$ Definition of multiplication.

4) $(2\times 2)\times (3\times 5) = 60$ Commutative property/Result.

The mistake made by Manuel was not reducing 4 as a product of its prime numbers. That is, $2\times 2 = 4$. 4 is a composite number and a product of 2 prime numbers.

Answer 2

Answer:

he did not find the prime factors of 4

Step-by-step explanation: