Find prime Factorization of 156.

Find prime factorization for 306 please show steps

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Find prime Factorization of 156.

Find prime factorization for 306 please show steps

anonymous · Answer

156 / 2 = 78
78/2 = 39
39/3  = 13
prime factors are 2*2*3*13

anonymous · Answer

Divide by 2 till you can't anymore, then 3 and further primes until you reach a prime.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah thanks my algebra book, gives me a really complicated way of doing it

anonymous · Answer

lets say that 13 was a number like 49 would it be 2*2*3*7*7?

anonymous · Answer

"13 was a number like 49" ??

anonymous · Answer

yeah cause in my algebra book it has a different problem and it has the number 49 were the number 13 is in this problem. well this one 882=2*441 
                                                                                  =2*3*147 
                                                                                   =2*3*3*49  
                                                                                    =2*3*3*7*7 
                                                                                     =2*3^2*7^2 this is the answer

anonymous · Answer

882/2, 441/3,147/3,49/7, 7

So u first go with a 2, then a 3 twice, then 7 and end with a 7

is correct.

I'm not sure what you mean, you need to check all the possibilities ie if 7 doesn't work, go to the next prime, 11, then 13 etc until u can't do any more.