Question

Give the prime factorization of each of the following numbers:
48

Answer 1

We will use the division method as shown below:

$\begin{array}{l}2\overline{)48}\\ 2\overline{)\text{24}}\\ 2\overline{)\text{12}}\\ 2\overline{)\text{6}}\\ 3\overline{)\text{3}}\\ \text{1}\end{array}$

∴ 48 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
=2⁴×3