Determine the prime factorization of 476.

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perl · Answer

you can start by dividing by the smallest prime possible, divide by 2. 
Then divide the result by 2 if you can. keep doing this until you get a decimal..
then try the next prime number , 3 , then 5 ,etc

perl · Answer

alternatively you can make a tree using the same idea

bananas1234 · Answer

ok....i think i get that....so would i divide 476 by 2 getting 238, then divide 238 by 2 getting 119?

perl · Answer

right

perl · Answer

and you can't divide 119 by 2, so then try to divide it by 3

perl · Answer

that doesnt work, and you try 5, then 7

perl · Answer

oh 7 works

perl · Answer

Primes  (numbers that you can use to divide your number): 
2,3,5,7,11,13,17, 23, 29, ...

bananas1234 · Answer

Awesome so 476/7 and 68 divided by 7 and then you get a decimal

bananas1234 · Answer

2 • 3^5

       2^2 • 3^2 • 13

       2^2 • 7 • 19

       2^2• 7 • 17
These are my options so what would i do next now that i know 7 works?

perl · Answer

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