Prime Factorization of 72
What is the Prime Factorization of 72?
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Explanation of number 72 Prime Factorization
Prime Factorization of 72 it is expressing 72 as the product of prime factors. In other words it is finding which prime numbers should be multiplied together to make 72.
Since number 72 is a Composite number (not Prime) we can do its Prime Factorization.
To get a list of all Prime Factors of 72, we have to iteratively divide 72 by the smallest prime number possible until the result equals 1.
Here is the complete solution of finding Prime Factors of 72:
The smallest Prime Number which can divide 72 without a remainder is 2. So the first calculation step would look like:
72 ÷ 2 = 36
Now we repeat this action until the result equals 1:
36 ÷ 2 = 18
18 ÷ 2 = 9
9 ÷ 3 = 3
3 ÷ 3 = 1
Now we have all the Prime Factors for number 72. It is: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3
Or you may also write it in exponential form: 23 × 32
Prime Factor Tree of 72
We may also express the prime factorization of 72 as a Factor Tree:
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- Factors of a Number - List all Factors and Factor Pairs of a Number
- Is number a Prime - Find out whether a given number is Prime or not
- Prime Numbers List - List of all Prime Numbers - how many Prime numbers are between
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Prime factors are the positive integers having only two factors - 1 and the number itself