Prime Factorization Methods Part I

Prime Factorization Methods
Introduction

Prime factorization methods help break a composite number into its prime factors. Learning how to find prime factorization helps students understand the structure of numbers...

Imagine a LEGO model. If you take it apart piece by piece, you eventually reach the smallest building block that cannot be broken down any further.

Prime factorization works the same way with numbers. You start with a big number and keep breaking it into smaller factors.

You keep going until all remaining numbers are prime and cannot...