5/27/22, 3:25 AM Prime Factorization
Fractions:
Prime Factorization
Learning how to find the prime factorization of a number is important when we start learning
about fractions. This is especially important when we start reducing fractions. Here are some
vocabulary words that will help you with this lesson:
Factor = a number that divides evenly into another number (Example: 3 is a factor of 12
because 12 ÷ 3 is a whole number).
any number where the only factors are 1 and itself (Example: 11 is a prime number. There is
no other number other than 1 and 11 you can divide it by that will give you a whole number).
The first video will explain more about primes and how to determine if a number is prime.
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Video Source (05:52 mins) | Transcript
Once we know what prime numbers are, we learn that each number is made up of smaller prime
numbers. Breaking a number into the primes that make it is called its prime factorization. Every
number has a prime factorization. For prime numbers, their only factors are themselves and 1.
This video will show how to find the prime factorization of a number and work through a couple
of examples.
https://content.byui.edu/file/b8b83119-9acc-4a7b-bc84-efacf9043998/1/Math-1-7-1.html 1/3
Fractions:
Prime Factorization
Learning how to find the prime factorization of a number is important when we start learning
about fractions. This is especially important when we start reducing fractions. Here are some
vocabulary words that will help you with this lesson:
Factor = a number that divides evenly into another number (Example: 3 is a factor of 12
because 12 ÷ 3 is a whole number).
any number where the only factors are 1 and itself (Example: 11 is a prime number. There is
no other number other than 1 and 11 you can divide it by that will give you a whole number).
The first video will explain more about primes and how to determine if a number is prime.
0::52 1x
Video Source (05:52 mins) | Transcript
Once we know what prime numbers are, we learn that each number is made up of smaller prime
numbers. Breaking a number into the primes that make it is called its prime factorization. Every
number has a prime factorization. For prime numbers, their only factors are themselves and 1.
This video will show how to find the prime factorization of a number and work through a couple
of examples.
https://content.byui.edu/file/b8b83119-9acc-4a7b-bc84-efacf9043998/1/Math-1-7-1.html 1/3
