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2.3 Prime and Composite Numbers

2.4 Prime Factors
MATHPOWERTM Seven, pp. 56-59
Aprime number has exactlytwo factors, itself and 1.
Thefactors of 17are1and 17.So, 17isaprime number.
Acomposite number has morethan twofactors.
Thefactors of 8are1,2,4,and 8.So, 8isacomposite number.
Write all the factors for each of the following.
1.6 2.3
3 . 14 4 . 13
5.29 6.21
7.37 8.61
9.51 10. 73
11.45 12.63
13.Which of theabovenumbers are
composite?
Write all the factors for each number. Circle the
factors that are prime.
14.36
15.12
16.60
17.48
18.85
Write each number as the product of two prime
factors.
19.35=_x_
21.134=_x_
23.34=_x_
25.55=_x_
20. 57=_x_
22.95=_x_
24.161 =_x_
26.115=_x_
Complete each factor tree.
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32. Onefactor of anumber is21.Statetwo
other factors of thenumber.
33. Anumber's prime factors are2, 3, and 7.
Statethree other factorsof thenumber.
34.Theprime factorsof anumber are5, 7,
and 13.Statethreeother factors of the
number.
35.Writefivepairs of prime numbers with
asumof 48.
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