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Is the prime factorization of 18, 2x9? (Easy math, I just want to make sure though)

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No, 2*3*3

Explanation:

It is not 2*9, because 9 is not prime. To find the factorization, we need all the numbers to be prime. 2 is prime, but 9 is still divisible by 3 and 3 which are the prime factors. So the prime factorization would be 2*3*3.

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