find the prime factors using the factor tree method 68
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The number 68 is a composite number because 68 can be divided by 1, by itself and at least by 2 and 17. So, it is possible to draw its prime tree.
The prime factorization of 68 = 22•17. See its prime factors tree below.
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1, 2, 4, 17, 34, and 68 are the factors of 68. A lot of people get confused between factors and multiples of a given number. The factor of a number does not leave any remainder when it is divided by a second number. It is a number that can be multiplied to obtain another number. It is also finite. Whereas a multiple is a number found by multiplying a particular number with another number. Multiples are infinite. When a number is multiplied by an integer, multiples are obtained. The operation used in factors is division and multiples are multiplication.