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Prime Factorization Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 24?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 24 into its factors as shown below.
24 = 3 × 8;
8 = 2 × 4;
4 = 2 × 2.
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 24 is
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 3.
Q 2 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 27?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 27 into its factors as shown below.
27 = 3 × 9;
9 = 3 × 3;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 27 is
= 3 × 3 × 3.
Q 3 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 32?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 32 into its factors as shown below.
32 = 2 × 16;
16 = 2 × 8;
8 = 2 × 4;
4 = 2 × 2.
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 32 is
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2.
Q 4 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 36?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 36 into its factors as shown below.
36 = 2 × 18;
18 = 2 × 9;
9 = 3 × 3;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 36 is
= 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
Q 5 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 48?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 48 into its factors as shown below.
48 = 3 × 16;
16 = 2 × 8;
8 = 2 × 4;
4 = 2 × 2.
Step 2:
The prime factorization of 48 is
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
Q 6 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 50?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 50 into its factors as shown below.
50 = 2 × 25;
25 = 5 × 5;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 50 is
= 2 × 5 × 5 = 2 × 52
Q 7 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 54?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 54 into its factors as shown below.
54 = 2 × 27;
27 = 3 × 9;
9 = 3 × 3;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 54 is
= 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 2 × 33
Q 8 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 60?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 60 into its factors as shown below.
60 = 2 × 30;
30 = 2 × 15;
15 = 3 × 5;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 60 is
= 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 = 22 × 3 × 5
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 64 into its factors as shown below.
64 = 2 × 32;
32 = 2 × 16;
16 = 2 × 8;
8 = 2 × 4;
4 = 2 × 2.
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 64 is
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 26
Q 10 - Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 84?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
We can breakdown 84 into its factors as shown below.
84 = 2 × 42;
42 = 2 × 21;
21 = 3 × 7;
Step 2:
So the prime factorization of 84 is
= 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 = 22 × 3 × 7