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The number 132 can be written in the form

2p x 

q x  r where p, q and r are prime numbers.
Find the values of p, q and r . 



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132|2 \\ 66 \ | 2 \\ 33 \ |3 \\ 11 \ |11 \\ 1 \\\\ 132=2*2*3*11 \\\\ 132=2p*q*r \\\\ 2p=2*2 \to\boxed{p=2} \\\\ \boxed{q=3} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \boxed{r=11}
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