Question

Express the following natural numbers as a product of primes.9864
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Answer 1

All the prime numbers that are used to divide in the Prime Factor Tree are the Prime Factors of 9864. Here is the math to illustrate:

9864 ÷ 2 = 4932

4932 ÷ 2 = 2466

2466 ÷ 2 = 1233

1233 ÷ 3 = 411

411 ÷ 3 = 137

137 ÷ 137 = 1

Again, all the prime numbers you used to divide above are the Prime Factors of 9864. Thus, the Prime Factors of 9864 are:2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 137.