Prime Factorization

What is Prime Factorization? The process of converting a number into a product of prime numbers.

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39 What times what equals 39? 1 x 39 3 x What times what equals 3? 1 x 3 Prime What times what equals 13? 1 x 13 Prime 39= 3 x 13

20 What times what equals 20? 1 x 20 2 X 10 4 x 5 45 What times what equals 4? 1 x 4 2 X 2 22 What times what equals 5? 1 x 5 What times what equals 2? 1 x 2 20 = 2 x 2 x 5 Prime

Practice Find the Prime factorization of each number. After you have had time to calculate click on the number to see if you have the correct answer

= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

= 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x

= 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 3

= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x