Factor Tree of 72 to Calculate the Factors
| 72 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 36 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||
72 = 2 x 36
36 = 2 x 18
18 = 2 x 9
9 = 3 x 3
If we write into multiples it would be 72 x 2
On splitting 36 further and writing it as multiples of numbers it would be 18 x 2.
On splitting 18 further and writing it as multiples of numbers it would be 9 x 2.
On splitting 9 further and writing it as multiples of numbers it would be 3 x 3.
Altogether expressing the number in terms of prime factors would be 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3.
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