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23 June, 02:27

What is the prime factor of 32

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  1. 23 June, 03:38
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    Use the factor tree

    32

    4 8

    2*2 2*4

    2*2 2*2*2

    so the answer would be 2 to the fifth power
  2. 23 June, 03:43
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    We factor out primes from 32 to find it's prime factorization.

    32=2*16=2*2*8=2*2*2*4=2*2*2*2*2. 2 is a prime number, so this cannot be reduced further. Since we have five twos and no other primes, the factorization is 2^5, and the only prime factor is 2.
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