Question

Express 52 as a product of prime numbers by completing a factor tree

Answer 1

any number that is even can be divided by 2, so let's start the tree there:

what can 26 be broken down into?

Answer 2

I don't know. 13?

Answer 3

yeah, 13 * 2 is 26, so let's add that to the tree

Answer 4

the two's can't be broken down, they're prime numbers. what about the 13?

Answer 5

the 13 is prime too. :)

Answer 6

2 times 2 equals 4 then 4 times 13 equal 52. thank you Mathmuse. :)

Answer 7

right! once you've carried the tree to all primes, just collect them all

you got it