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Write 42 and 63 as products of their prime factors

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We perform prime factorization on both numbers.
Prime factors are prime numbers. These numbers can only be divided by 1 and itself.

42 ÷ 2 = 21
21 ÷ 3 = 7

2, 3, and 7 are prime factors: 2 * 3 * 7 = 42

63 ÷ 7 = 9
9 ÷ 3 = 3

3 * 3 * 7 = 63 OR 3² * 7 = 63
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