Question

When asked to write the prime factorization of the number 27, a student wrote 9·3. Explain the error and rite the correct answer. What would be the correct answer

Answer 1

Prime factors are numbers used to multiply to another number that cant be divided by anything else except for 1. The problem is that 9 can be divided into 3 and 3. So the prime factorization of 27 is 3 x 3 x 3