This math skill teaches how to find the prime factorization of a number by repeatedly dividing it into factors until all remaining factors are prime numbers.
Find prime factorization
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Let's find the prime factors of 60
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We just keep finding any factors until we can no longer split them. Let's start with 6 and 10
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6 can still be split into 3 times 2. 10 can be split into 5 times 2.
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But 3, 2, and 5 cannot be factored any further. They are prime numbers. So 60 is equal to 3 times 2 times 5 times 2