QuestionThe method use to identiy the factors in the diagram below is called 6 12 24 2 2 3 2
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
What's the name of the method used to find the prime factors of a number, as shown in the tree diagram for 24?
Watch out!
Don't confuse factors with multiples!
Factors are numbers that divide evenly into a given number, while multiples are results of multiplying a number by an integer.
STEP 2
1. Identify the Method
STEP 3
The diagram shows a number being broken down into smaller and smaller factors until we're left with only **prime numbers**.
A **prime number** is a whole number greater than 1 that has only two divisors: 1 and itself.
STEP 4
We start with and break it down into .
Then we break down into .
Finally, we break down into .
STEP 5
This process of repeatedly breaking down a number into its factors, visually represented as a tree-like structure, is called **prime factorization**.
The diagram itself is called a **factor tree**.
STEP 6
The method used to identify the factors in the diagram is called **prime factorization**.
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