Question

What is the prime factorization of 432?

Answer 1

What rules of prime factors have you learned?

Answer 2

I have that the prime numbers only have 2 factors one and itself and that composite numbers have two or more factors. Then all we have are examples. I'm struggling with this. :O

Answer 3

Ok, do you know how to tell if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9?

Answer 4

No.

Answer 5

A number us divisible by 22 if it is even; in other words, it ends in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0.

A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. A number is divisible by4 if the last two digits of the number are divisible by 4. A number is divisible by6 if it is divisible by 2 and 3.

A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.

So, can we use any of these rules to help us answer your question?

Answer 6

oops, that should be is divisible by 2 not 22.

Answer 7

So, can we apply any of those rules to help answer your question?

Answer 8

divide 432 to any prime numbers..

Answer 9

432 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 2^4 x 3^3