2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97...
PRIME FACTOR DECOMPOSITION
This is the process whereby a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors.
Example: Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.
a) 36
b) 60
c) 24
d) 770
36
2 18
2 9
3 3
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
= 22 x 32
PRIME FACTOR DECOMPOSITION
This is the process whereby a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors.
Example: Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.
a) 36
b) 60
c) 24
d) 770
60
2 30
2 15
3 5
60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
= 22 x 3 x 5
PRIME FACTOR DECOMPOSITION
This is the process whereby a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors.
Example: Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.
a) 36
b) 60
c) 24
d) 770
24
2 12
2 6
2 3
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
= 23 x 3
PRIME FACTOR DECOMPOSITION
This is the process whereby a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors.
Example: Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.
a) 36
b) 60
c) 24
d) 770
770
10 77
7 11
770 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 11
2 5
PRIME FACTOR DECOMPOSITION
This is the process whereby a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors.
Exercise: Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.
a) 16
b) 40
c) 56
d) 100
e) 38
f) 108
g) 34
a) 16 = 24
b) 40 = 23 x 5
c) 56 =23 x 7
d) 100 = 22 x 52
e) 38 = 2 x 19
f) 108 = 22 x 33
g) 34 = 2 x 17
HCF using PRIME FACTORS