Question

what is 42 as a product of primes

Answer 1

1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42is right answer.....
42 prime =2×3×7

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

42=2×3×7

Explanation:

The lowest

prime number

is 2. So we begin by dividing 42 by 2.

⇒42÷2=21

Now 21 cannot be divided by 2 so we now divide by the next highest

prime number

which is 3.

⇒21÷3=7

Now 7 is a

prime number

⇒7÷7=1

when we reach 1 we stop there.

Prime factors of 42 are 2,3 and 7

and as a product of prime factors, means expressing them in multiplication form.

⇒42=2×3×7← product of prime factors

hope it will help