Question

Dani says she is thinking of a secret number. As a clue, she says the number is the least whole number that has three different prime factors. What is danis secret number. What is the prime factorization

Answer 1

30 = 2 x 3 x 5

Explanation:

The secret number is the least whole number that has three different prime factors. Since, this is the least whole number it should have the 3 smallest prime numbers as its factors.

The 3 smallest prime numbers are: 2, 3 and 5

The number that will have 2, 3 and 5 as its only factors will be the least whole number with 3 different prime factors.

So, the secret number must be = 2 x 3 x 5 = 30