Prime Factors
What is the prime factorization of 9?
3 x 3 or 3^2
What are the factors of 10?
1, 2, 5, 10
How would you write 5 x 5 using exponents?
52
Mr. Moon thinks the prime factorization of 72 is 9x23. Is he correct? Justify
No, it should be 32x23
9 is not a prime number
How would you write 722 in standard form?
5,184
What is the prime factorization of 15?
5 x 3
What are the factors of 12?
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
How would you write 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 using exponents?
15
Mrs. Cottington thinks the prime factorization of 36 is 2 x 6 x 3. Is she right?
No. The prime factorization of 36 is 22x32.
How would you write 104 in expanded form?
10 x 10 x 10 x 10
What is the prime factorization of 120?
24x3
1, 3, 5, 15
How would you write 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 using exponents?
37
Mrs. Fackler thinks the prime factorization of 16 is 2x2x2x2. Is she correct? Justify
Yes! She could also write it in exponent form (2^4)!
How would you write 50 in standard form?
1
What is the prime factorization of 60?
22x 5 x 3
What are the factors of 50?
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
How would you write 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 using exponents?
58
Mr. Dahlgren thinks the prime factorization of 24 is 4 x 2 x 3. Is he correct?
No. The prime factorization of 24 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3.
How would you write 11 in a math equation?
1
What is the prime factorization of 100?
2 x 2 x5 x 5 or 2^2 x 5^2
What are the factors of 2?
1 and 2
How would you write 10 using exponents?
101
Mr. Moon's wife, Mrs. Moon, thinks that the prime factorization of 80 is 5 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2. Is she correct.
Yes, she is right. Mr. Moon's wife is always right.
183
5,832
18x18x18