SOLUTION: what are the prime factors of 120

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Question 18622: what are the prime factors of 120
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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divide 120 with all prime numbers one by one and check ..we get
2,3,5,(to know the end point you go only up to midway while checking for all factors..120=10*12 then next is 12*10..so this is the midway point.you need check up to 12 only...so the only prime factors are 2,3 and 5