SOLUTION: Tell wether the number is prime or composite. If it is composite,write its prime factorization. <b> 5. 132 Any help with this equation would be greatly appreciated.

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Question 107986: Tell wether the number is prime or composite. If it is composite,write its prime factorization.
5. 132
Any help with this equation would be greatly appreciated.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Factor any number
132 is NOT a prime number: 132 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 11

Work Shown

132 is divisible by 2: 132 = 66 * 2.
66 is divisible by 2: 66 = 33 * 2.
33 is divisible by 3: 33 = 11 * 3.
11 is not divisible by anything.
This calculation used this Prime Factorization Algorithm.