Question

I need help with a math problem.

Answer 1

No one is allowed to give you an answer. We can only guide you to the answer.

Answer 2

A number is written withe the following factorization:
\[2^{2}\times3 \times5^ {4} 8 \times 11^{2}\]
is this factorization a prime factorization? explain why or why not, If not correct, give the correct prime factorization of the number.

Answer 3

@calculusxy

Answer 4

do you mean to say \[2^2 \times 3 \times 5^4 \times 8 \times 11^2 \]

Answer 5

Yes! I couldn't fix it on there.

Answer 6

Hint: is 8 a prime number or not?

Answer 7

Well decipher this:
prime factorization

prime means "prime number" and the string of numbers needs to be prime numbers.

we do have 2, 3, 5, 8, 11
however, there is one number in here that is not a prime number

remember that prime numbers have two factors: one and itself
e.g. 13 is a prime number because the factors of 13 are 1 and 13

Answer 8

but answer the question that @TheSmartOne asked.
"is 8 a prime number or not?"

Answer 9

that will help you get one step closer to the answer of the question

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

so what do you think? is 8 a prime number or not?

Answer 12

no,its not.

Answer 13

good because 8 has more factors other than 1 and itself (1, 2, 4, 8)

now we need to give the correct prime factorization of the number

Answer 14

to do this, we need to really focus on finding the prime factorization of 8 because the others are already factored and are prime numbers.

to do this what i like to do is: