SOLUTION: Can someone help me with this problem? I need to find the prime factorization of this number: 90 Thanks, sher

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Question 45677: Can someone help me with this problem?
I need to find the prime factorization of this number:
90
Thanks,
sher
Answer by BGluvsmath(64) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solved by pluggable solver: Factor any number
90 is NOT a prime number: 90 = 2 * 3 * 3 * 5

Work Shown

90 is divisible by 2: 90 = 45 * 2.
45 is divisible by 3: 45 = 15 * 3.
15 is divisible by 3: 15 = 5 * 3.
5 is not divisible by anything.
This calculation used this Prime Factorization Algorithm.