Question

find all the prime factors of the following numbers by prime factorization method. i)28. ii)16​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

i.

So, the prime factors of 28 are written as 2 × 2 × 7 or 22 x 7, where 2 and 7 are the prime numbers.

ii

So, the prime factors of 16 are written as 2 × 2 × 2 x 2 or 24, where 2 is a prime number.

Answer 2

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28 are factors of 28 and the the prime factorization of 28 is is written as 2×2×7 or 22×7