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Write 12 as a product of prime factors?

User Ajouve
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I use factor trees when doing this:
12
/ \
4 3
/ \
2 2

Leaving 2*2*3 or (2^2)*3

Hope this helps :)
User Skamielina
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12= 2*2*3, because 2 and 3 are both prime factors
User Sharell
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