Question

List all of the factors of 32. Then, show the prime factorization of 32.

Answer 1

1, 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32

prime factors

32 - divide by 2 gives 16
16 - divide by 2 gibes 8
8 - divide by 2 gives 4
4 - divide by 2 gives 2

prime factors of 32 are 2 , 2 ,2 ,2 and 2

3 = 2^5