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PRIME NUMBERS BETWEEN 1 AND 100
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PRIME FACTORIZATION
breaking numbers down into their prime factors
using factor trees leads to many careless errors....the "upside down house" method is fool proof!! =)
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EXAMPLES:
find the prime factorization of the following numbers: (you repeatedly divide by the smallest prime number until you have a factor of one left at the bottom)
1. 27
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2. 60 3. 100
4. 17 5. 24
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It is a good idea to express answers in exponential form for repeating prime factors.
1. 16
2. 125
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You MAY have seen factor trees in the past, but Ms. Johnson does not encourage working them this way.
examples......27, 60, 100, 17, 24
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