PRIME FACTORIZATION OF 12

Without Exponents:

12 = 2 × 2 × 3

With Exponents:

12 = 2² × 3

DESCRIPTIONS

Prime factorization of 12 can be found by using various methods. One of them is upside-down division method.

We multiply the prime numbers on the left to find the prime factorization of 12.

12 = 2 × 2 × 3

OTHER INFORMATION

12 is NOT a prime number.

INFORMATION

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Prime factorization is expressing a positive whole number as a product of prime numbers.

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