Question

Find the prime factorization of 42.Use the multiplication sign, ×, instead of the letter x to separate the factors. It can be found on the keyboard provided below.

Answer 1

We can divide the number by prime numbers until we get a prime at last. Then we multiply the prime factors to get the number.

The process is shown below:

Thus, we can write 2 x 3 x 7 as the prime factorization of 42.

Answer$42=2\times3\times7$