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Write 120 as a product of prime numbers

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120
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2 60
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2 30
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2 15
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3 5
your answer would be 2,2,2,3,5 in any order really but has to be those numbers.
User Charisis
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Here is the process:

120/ 2 = 60

60 / 2 = 30

30 / 2 = 15

15 / 3 = 5

Notice that 2, 3 and 5 are all prime numbers

So, 120 = 5*3*2*2*2
User Simon Xu
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