Question

Skill 3 prime factorization

Answer 1

Explanation:

Prime factorization says that, if a number is prime then the only way it can be factored is, 1 times the number itself.

But if the number is composite, it can be expressed as a product of prime factors. This method is called prime factorization.

For example: 12 is a composite number, it can be written in the form of prime factorization as,

$12 = 2 \times 2 \times 3$

Here we can see that 12 is expressed as the product of primes only. This is called prime factorization.