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Algebra.Com's Answer #731339 by Shin123(626)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have to make a factor tree. Keep factoring until you get to a “dead end”.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 72 \n" ); document.write( " / \ \n" ); document.write( " 9 8 \n" ); document.write( " / \ / \ \n" ); document.write( " 3 3 2 4 \n" ); document.write( " / \ \n" ); document.write( " 2 2 \n" ); document.write( "Now you multiply all the “dead ends” and you will get 72.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |