Scribd
Upload
31 views9 pages

The Product of Its Prime Factors

Uploaded by

blessed joy silva
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views9 pages

The Product of Its Prime Factors

Uploaded by

blessed joy silva
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

THE PRODUCT OF

ITS PRIME FACTORS


MATHEMATICS 4

Prepared by: Sed Silva


In writing numbers as a product of its
prime factors, we need to remember
the prime and composite numbers.

Prime Numbers Composite Numbers


Number Factors Number Factors
2 – 1 x 2 (2 factors) 4 – 1 x 4 , 2 x 2 (3 factors)
3 – 1 x 3 (2 factors) 6 – 1 x 6, 2 x 3 (4 Factors)
5 – 1x5 8 – 1 x 8, 2 x 4
7 – 1x7 9 – 1 x 9, 3 x 3
11 – 1 x 11 10 – 1 x 10, 2 x 5
PRIME FACTORIZATION
Prime factorization is a
process of writing a composite
number as a product of all its
prime numbers. There are two
methods in finding the prime
factors of a composite number.
Remember the first 6 prime
numbers (2,3,5,7,11). 1 is not a
prime or a composite number.
Prime has 2 factors 1 and itself
while composite has 3 or more
factors. 1 has only one factor.
You have observed that in a number there are many
options in determining the prime factors but the answers
are all the same. The product of the prime factors of 30 is
2 x 3 x 5 = 30 or 2.3.5 = 30
LET’S TRY TO DO THIS!

16

4
LET’S TRY TO DO THIS!

2
4

2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32
5. Write the prime factors of 32? _______________________
REMEMBER!
• Prime Factorization is a process of writing composite numbers as a
product of its prime numbers.
- Prime Numbers are numbers with only two factors one and itself.
- The smallest prime number is 2.
- Composite Numbers are numbers with 3 or more factors.
• There are Two Ways of Prime Factorization
- Factor Tree
- Continuous Division
• In writing Prime Factorization, start from the smallest number to the
largest from left to right.
- You can also use the exponential form of writing prime factors if
there are repeating numbers. The number of times a number is made
as a factor is the exponent.
That’s all for today.
Thank you for listening!

You might also like