We note that '48' is an even number because it ends in 0,2,4,6,8, so it will divide by '2'.
Hence dividing
2)48 = 24 An even number so divide by '2' again
2)24 = 12
2)12 = 6
2)6 = 3
At this point '3' is an odd Prime number, so divide by '3' to reduce to '1'.
3)3 = 1
Hence the prime factors are 2 & 3. , because they are both prime numbers and factors of '48'.
However there are more factors of '48' , which are not prime numbers.
They are
2 x 2 = 4
2 x 3 =6
2 x 2 x 2 = 8
2 x 2 x 3 = 12
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 48
Or it can be written as
2^(4) x 3^(1) = 48
48 Divide by two.
24,2 Divide by two.
12,2,2 Divide by two.
6,2,2,2 Divide by two.
3,2,2,2,2 Stop.
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 48
48=2X24=2X2X12=2X2X2X6=2X2X2X2X3=2^4X3
There are 2 prime factors of 48. The prime factorization of 48 is: 24 x 3 = 48
3x2x2x2x2(3x24)
ladder method of 144
24 x 3 = 48
2^(4) x 3^(1) =48 in exponential form
No - the prime factorization for 48 is 24 x 3.
Prime factorization for 48: 2^4*3
48 24,2 12,2,2 6,2,2,2 3,2,2,2,2
The prime factorization of 48 is 2x2x2x2x3, or 24x3 in exponential form.
The prime factorization of 48 is 2X2x2x2x3.
The only number with that prime factorization has to be 48.
The prime factorization of 48 is 2*2*2*2*3
48 is not prime. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 is the prime factorization of 48
Prime factorization for 48=2x2x2x2x3 or 2to the power of 4 x 3
There are 2 prime factors of 48. The prime factorization of 48 is: 24 x 3 = 48
48 = 2 4 • 3
Prime factorization of 69 = 3x23Prime factorization of 48 = 2x2x2x2x3Only 3 is common in prime factorization of both 69 & 48.Therefore, Greatest Common Factor is 3.