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What are ways you can factor 12?

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Answer:

Some numbers have more than one factorization (more than one way of being factored). For instance, 12 can be factored as 1×12, 2×6, or 3×4. A number that can only be factored as 1 times itself is called "prime". The first few primes are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13.

User Nikolaj Dam Larsen
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Explanation:

1 x 12 = 12

2 x 6 = 12

3 x 4 = 12

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

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