SOLUTION: Find the prime factorization of 300. The answer is in the back of the book but I do not know how to arrive at the answer. Thanks~

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Question 52012This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: Find the prime factorization of 300. The answer is in the back of the book but I do not know how to arrive at the answer. Thanks~ This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

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1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300
THE SOLUTION IS TO DIVIDE 300 BY 1 THE 2 THEN 3 ETC. AND EVERY TIME YOU GET A WHOLE NUMBER BOTH BNUMBERS ARE FACTORS.