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Brianna writes 4×11 to show the number 44 as a product of its prime factors.Does her answer make sense? Explain your reasoning.

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She is not correct because 4 is a composite factor, not prime.
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It does not make sense, because 4 is not a prime number. If it would have been 2*2*11 then it would have been correct.
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