Prime and Composite Numbers Prime Number A prime number is any whole number that has only two factors itself and 1 Example 5 It only has two factors 5 and 1 5 x 1 5 What are other examples of prime numbers ID: 372862
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Prime Factorization
Prime and Composite NumbersSlide2
Prime Number
A prime number is any whole number that has only two factors, itself and 1.
Example:
5
It only has two factors, 5 and 1
5 x 1= 5
What are other examples of prime numbers?Slide3
Composite Number
Any number that is not a composite number
Example:
24
2 x 12 = 24
4 x 6 = 24
3 x 8 = 24
24 x 1 = 24Slide4
Practice Problems
Are the following numbers prime or composite?
7
16
36
13Slide5
Prime Factorization
Prime factorization is finding the prime factors of a number.
A factor tree can be used to find the prime factors.